Table 3 Diagnostic methods, treatment methods and prognosis of patients with cryptococcus infection
Sites of involvement | N | Diagnostic method | Death | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathological examination* | CSF smear or culture | Blood or tissue culture | CrAg (Blood) | CrAg (CSF) | Therapies | |||
Pulmonary | 57 | 48 | — | 17 | 23 | — | Drug ± surgery | 3 |
Intracranial | 22 | — | 18 | — | — | 19 | Drug | 2 |
Pulmonary and intracranial | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | Drug ± surgery | 4 |
Pulmonary and skin | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 8 | — | Drug ± surgery | 1 |
Pulmonary and blood | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | Drug | 1 |
Pulmonary and throat | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | Drug ± surgery | 0 |
Pulmonary and ribs | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | Drug | 0 |
Pulmonary and heart | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Drug ± surgery | 0 |
Pulmonary and intracranial and blood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Drug | 1 |
Pulmonary and intracranial and skin | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | Drug | 0 |
Pulmonary and waist and blood | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | Drug | 0 |
Sum up | 106 | 65 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 24 | — | 12 |