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Mannitol and inflammatory markers in the cerebral spinal fluid of HIV-infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Anne Bartiss for her technical support in performing the mannitol measurements by gas–liquid chromatography and Dr. Otto Leiti, Dr. John Keiser and Raphael Yankey for their support in the collection of clinical samples.

This study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards at both. The George Washington University Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, DC, and the Research and Development Committee of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, DC.

The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the policies of the Department of Veterans Affairs or The George Washington University. All authors report no conflicts of interest.

The results of this study were presented at the 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Washington, DC, during 16–19 December 2005.

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    Present address: Infectious Diseases Division, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road (NRC-3), Portland, OR, 97239, USA

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2150 Pennsylvania Av., N.W. Suite 5–411, Washington, DC, 20037, USA

    A. P. Liappis, V. L. Kan, N. C. Richman, B. Yoon & G. L. Simon

  2. Infectious Diseases Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving St., N.W. (151B), Washington, DC, 20422, USA

    V. L. Kan

  3. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA

    B. Wong

  4. Section of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Av., Suite 111-I, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA

    B. Wong

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Liappis, A.P., Kan, V.L., Richman, N.C. et al. Mannitol and inflammatory markers in the cerebral spinal fluid of HIV-infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 27, 477–479 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-008-0462-1

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