Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of pulmonary and extrapulmonary cryptococcosis.

Background: Cryptococcosis is progressively acknowledged among people, irrespective of the human with or without immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This change in epidemiology has been recorded in recent years, prompting closer examination and a broader understanding of the disease manifestations and risk factors.

Methods: The data of cryptococcal infections in China during 11 years were retrospectively analyzed.

Drying-rewetting alters arsenic ecotoxicity: From the perspective of enzyme-based functional diversity.

Drying-rewetting (DW) cycles can significantly influence soil properties and microbial community composition, leading to direct or indirect changes in arsenic (As) toxicity, which inturn affects soil ecological functions. Despite this, there has been insufficient focus on accurately evaluating As ecotoxicity and its impact on soil ecological function under DW conditions. This study seeks to address this gap by examining the effects of DW on As toxicity and the characteristics of soil ecological function, specifically from the perspective of enzyme-based functional diversity.