Introduction: Currently, urban ecosystems have become increasingly conducive to pigeons,
and the population of these birds has increased significantly in several parts of the world …

Abstract Background In Argentina, information about epidemiology and environmental
distribution of Cryptococcus is scarce. The city of Resistencia borders with Brazil and …

Cryptococcus neoformans causes the second most common opportunistic infection in
patients with AIDS. In Brazil, 4.5% of the AIDS-related opportunistic infections are caused by …

An outbreak of cryptococcosis occurred in a breeding aviary in São Paulo, Brazil. Seven
psittacine birds (of species Charmosyna papou, Lorius lory, Trichoglossus goldiei, Psittacula …

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

Cryptococcosis frequency is increasing in Mexico. Few epidemiologic and clinical surveys
exist even though 10-15% of patients with AIDS develop this mycosis. To know the situation …

Cryptococcosis is caused primarily by 2 sibling species, Cryptococcus neoformans and
Cryptococcus gattii [1, 2]. The primary site of infection is the lung, following the inhalation of …

Cryptococcus neoformans was first cultivated by Sanfelice from fermenting peach juice in
1894. At the same time, Busse and Buschke reported, separately, the first case of human …

Summary Background Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex is
composed of encapsulated yeast species that are causative agents of cryptococcosis. The …

The objective of the present work was to carry out a survey of soil samples taken from
different areas of a hospital of infectious disease located in the city of Cordoba, where three …