The microscopic recognition of typical rounded capsulated yeasts in centrifuged
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), stained with India ink, is a common, rapid and effective method for …

Cryptococcal meningitis is recognized as one of the AIDS defining conditions. It acts as a
diagnostic marker for further investigations to establish the retroviral infection. Cryptococcus …

A HIV-positive patient presented with cryptococcal meningitis that was not detected by
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) latex antigen and direct microscopy. The diagnosis was confirmed …

Cryptococcosis, particularly cryptococcal meningitis (CM), has become an increasing
problem globally in the AIDS era. In the present investigation we have made an effort for the …

We describe a case of meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var gattii in an AIDS
patient. The reasons for the observed predominance of C. neoformans var neoformans …

Sixty clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from AIDS from Goiânia, state of Goiás,
Brazil, were characterized according to varieties, serotypes and tested for antifungal …

One hundred clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV)-infected and non-HIV-infected patients from Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela were …

To THE EDIlOR-Recently, Rinaldi et al.[1] reported that all isolates of Cryptococcus
neoformans from patients with AIDS were var. neoformans (serotypes A and D). Their …

Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans which primarily
affects the central nervous system (CNS) and lungs. People with weakened immune …

Cryptococcosis is considered the most frequent fungal systemic opportunist infection in
patients with AIDS. C. neoformans var. neoformans infects the patients with AIDS more often …