Cerebral Oximetry for Detecting High-mortality Risk Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcus is the commonest cause of adult meningitis in Africa, with 50%–70% experiencing increased intracranial pressure. Cerebral oximetry is a noninvasive near-infrared spectroscopy technology to monitor percent regional cerebral tissue oxygenation (rSO(2)). We assessed if cerebral...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Diehl, John W, Hullsiek, Katherine H, Okirwoth, Michael, Stephens, Nicole, Abassi, Mahsa, Rhein, Joshua, Meya, David B, Boulware, David R, Musubire, Abdu K
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6007269/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29942819
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy105
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