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 …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast which causes opportunistic infection in
the context of immunosuppression, including advanced HIV infection. Cryptococcal infection …

Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection of humans and other animals, typically caused
by the species Cryptococcus neoformans in patients with impaired immunity. However, there …

Background The rare occurrence of cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato
(C. gattii sl) leads to the difficulties in studying the molecular epidemiology of this globally …

The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii was considered to be restricted to tropic and sub-
tropic regions. A recent outbreak in North America due to isolates belonging to molecular …

A 75-year-old housewife from an urban area in [São Paulo] Brazil, presented with a 7-month
history of a nontender, erythematous, smooth plaque measuring 15× 4 cm on her right …

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

We report the first case of cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus decagattii in an
immunocompetent pediatric patient from an indigenous community in Argentina with a …

Cryptococcus neoformans is one of the medically important yeast-like fungi. C. neoformans
var. gatti has been made a species: C. gatti. In our country, there are few studies about these …

Cryptococcus neoformans is ubiquitous encapsulated yeast found throughout the world. It
predominantly causes significant infections in immunocompromised individuals, of which 80 …