Cryptococcus gattii is an important primary and opportunistic pathogen, predominantly
causing meningoencephalitis and pulmonary disease with substantial mortality. Initially …

We describe 46 Cryptococcus gattii—infected persons identified by population-based
surveillance conducted in South Africa. Most patients with C. gattii infection presented with …

Human cryptococcosis is most commonly due to infection with Cryptococcus neoformans
and C. gattii, with C. neoformans var. grubii (serotype A) accounting for the great majority of …

Understanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cryptococcus gattii has been advanced by
modern molecular techniques. C. gattii probably diverged from Cryptococcus neoformans …

We report a case of a 31-year-old otherwise healthy female with pulmonary cryptococcoma
along with cryptococcal meningitis due to Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGI, in Greece …

Cryptococcus gattii is an environmentally occurring pathogen that is responsible for causing
cryptococcosis marked by pneumonia and meningoencephalitis in humans and animals. C …

Cryptococcosis is a systemic infection caused by species of the encapsulated yeast
Cryptococcus. The disease may occur in immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts …

Cryptococcosis is caused by either Cryptococcus neoformans or C. gattii. While cryptococcal
meningoencephalitis is caused mostly by C. neoformans in immunocompromised patients …

Cryptococcosis occurs not only in immunocompromised hosts mostly HIV infection but also
in immunocompetent persons without any apparent underlying conditions. Infections by …

The Cryptococcus gattii species complex harbors the main etiological agents of
cryptococcosis in immunocompetent patients. C. gattii molecular type VGII predominates in …