title: Cases of disseminated cryptococcosis in intravenous drug abusers without HIV infection: A new risk factor?
abstract: Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease which has been characterized by its identified risk groups. There are many risk factors identified. We present a surprising four cases of disseminated cryptococcosis in intravenous drug abuse (IVDA) patients in a short period of time and in one geographical area, this observation suggest that there may be a new association with IVDA and cryptococosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA; Department of Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shorman
authors.affiliation: Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Christy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perfect
keywords: Disseminated cryptococcosis; IVDU; Meningitis