Successful use of isavuconazole as secondary prophylaxis of cryptococcal meningitis in a person living with HIV and AIDS: a case report

Carmela Pinnetti, Alessandro Giacinta, Federico Cecilia, Francesco Baldini, Annalisa Mondi, Saba Gebremeskel Teklè, Susanna Grisetti, Marta Camici, Donatella Vincenti, Stefania Carrara, Carla Fontana, Andrea Antinori

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease

Published online on March 21, 2026

Abstract

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, Volume 13, January-December 2026.
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a severe opportunistic infection in people living with HIV (PLWH). We report a 54-year-old man with advanced HIV infection who presented with CM due toCryptococcus neoformans. Induction therapy with liposomal amphotericin ...