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Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Sep;35(9):979–980. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001212

Table 1. Summary of the 5 HIV-Infected patients' clinical, laboratory characteristics and outcomes from Cryptococcal Meningitis.

Characteristic	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4	Case 5
Age (years)	16	12	12	12	14
Age at HIV diagnosis (years)	15	9	12	8	8
Duration of ART (months)	10 (2^nd line ART)	24	0	36 (2^nd line ART)	60 (2^nd line ART)
Signs of meningitis on admission	No history of meningitis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Co-morbid infections	Pneumonia	None	pseudomembranous candidiasis, tinea corporis, gingivitis	None	None
Baseline CD4⁺ cells/mm³ upon hospitalization	4	152	12	11	14
Cryptococcus species	C. neoformans sensu stricto	C. gattii sensu lato	C. neoformans sensu stricto	C. neoformans sensu stricto	C. neoformans sensu stricto
Outcome	Discharged	Discharged	Died	Discharged	Discharged

ART – Antiretroviral therapy, HIV – Human immunodeficiency virus