Cryptococcus neoformans variety gattii (herein referred to as C. gattii) emerged for the first
time in a region with a temperate climate on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in 1999.[1] …

Although abdominal cryptococcomas and visceral cryptococcal lymphadenitis as part of
disseminated fungal infection have been reported mostly in HIV-infected patients, localized …

Cryptococcus neoformans frequently causes fungal meningitis in immunocompromised
patients, whereas the related species Cryptococcus gattii is restricted to tropical/subtropical …

The detection of cryptococcal antigen by latex agglutination tests (LATs), enzyme-linked
immunoassays (ELISA), or lateral flow assay (LFA) is an important tool for diagnosis of a …

Introduction Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a life threatening disease and leading cause of
opportunistic fungal-related mortality in HIV/AIDS. Most CM infections are caused by C …

A 71-year-old Japanese man with travel history to the Vancouver Island, Canada was
diagnosed the pulmonary and central nervous system infections caused by Cryptococcus …

Abstract Background Cryptococcosis due to Cr yptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus
gattii varies with geographic region, populations affected, disease manifestations, and …

Summary Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis is an uncommon infection caused by the yeast
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii. Few case reports are available in the literature …

Cryptococcus gattii causes meningoencephalitis in immunocompetent hosts, occurring
endemically in some tropical and subtropical regions. Recently, this fungus was involved in …

Cryptococcus gattii, formerly known as Cryptococcus neoformans var gattii, is an
encapsulated yeast that causes disease in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed …