The authors present a case of severe meningoencephalitis with cryptococcomas and
hydrocephalus due to Cryptococcus gattii of the molecular type VGI in an otherwise healthy …

Cryptococcal infections are seen throughout the United States in both immunocompromised
and immunocompetent patients. The most common form is C. neoformans. In the …

The environmental fungus Cryptococcus gattii emerged on Vancouver Island, British
Columbia (BC), in 1999. By the end of 2006, it led to 176 cases and eight deaths–one of the …

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 …

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] …

A 39-year-old man presented to our hospital with a four-week history of headache and a two-
week history of low-grade fever. Chest X-rays showed a tumor of approximately 50 mm in …

Introduction Cryptococcus gattii species complex is endemic to tropical and subtropical
regions and is described as a causative agent of cryptococcosis in immunocompetent …

DISCUSSION Cryptococcus species are facultative intracellular yeasts. These fungi are
frequently encapsulated, and the capsule is primarily composed of the polysaccharides …

TO THE EDITOR—Our historical understanding of Cryptococcus gattii depicts a fungus that
is geographically restricted to tropical and subtropical regions, where it has a propensity to …

Cryptococcus gattii is a fungal pathogen endemic in tropical and subtropical regions.
Isolated cases and outbreaks have been reported in areas of North America and Europe …