The antidepressant sertraline provides a promising therapeutic option for neurotropic cryptococcal infections.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on April 16, 2012

Authors

Bing Zhai1, Cheng Wu, Linqi Wang, Matthew S Sachs, Xiaorong Lin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Adjunctive Sertraline for the Treatment of HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis (ASTRO-CM) | NCT01802385

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