What makes Cryptococcus gattii a pathogen?

E Bielska, RC May - FEMS yeast research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
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 …

A multicenter, longitudinal cohort study of cryptococcosis in human immunodeficiency virus–negative people in the United States

KA Marr, Y Sun, A Spec, N Lu… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Cryptococcosis is increasingly recognized in people without human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Methods A multicenter, prospective cohort study was …

Cryptococcosis.

JE Sykes - 2014 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Cryptococcosis is an important mycosis of humans and animals. It is the most common
systemic mycosis of cats, which are approximately 10 times more susceptible than dogs …

The poor prognosis of central nervous system cryptococcosis among nonimmunosuppressed patients: a call for better disease recognition and evaluation of adjuncts …

IZ Ecevit, CJ Clancy, IM Schmalfuss… - Clinical Infectious …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We describe 9 nonimmunosuppressed patients with central nervous system cryptococcosis.
Morbidity and mortality were high, especially among patients with cerebral infarcts. This was …

The clinical epidemiology of pulmonary cryptococcosis in non-AIDS patients at a tertiary care medical center

RA Vilchez, W Irish, J Lacomis, P Costello, J Fung… - Medicine, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous saprophytic fungus with worldwide distribution. It
has been found in nature, primarily in association with bird droppings, but nonavian sources …

Management of Cryptococcus gattii meningoencephalitis

C Franco-Paredes, T Womack, T Bohlmeyer… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus
gattii. By inhalation and subsequent pulmonary infection, it may disseminate to the CNS and …

HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis

JN Jarvis, TS Harrison - Aids, 2007 - journals.lww.com
While the incidence of cryptococccal meningitis in the developed world has declined with
widespread, early antiretroviral therapy (ART), cryptococcal disease remains a major …

Disseminated cryptococcosis in HIV-uninfected patients

YM Chuang, YC Ho, HT Chang, CJ Yu… - European Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Cryptococcus neoformans usually causes disease in patients with human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection. This descriptive study was based on a retrospective review of 33 HIV …

Comparison of clinical features and survival between cryptococcosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative patients

U Jongwutiwes, S Sungkanuparph… - Japanese journal of …, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal infection among human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)-positive patients and also occurs frequently in HIV-negative patients. A retrospective …

Pulmonary cryptococcosis

JN Jarvis, TS Harrison - Seminars in respiratory and critical care …, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
Cryptococcosis is a common opportunistic infection in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) patients, also occurring in other immunosuppressed patients and occasionally those …