The fungal genus Cryptococcus comprises a group of pathogens with considerable
phenotypic and genotypic diversity that can lead to cryptococcosis in both healthy and …

The Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex is a group of fungal
pathogens with different phenotypic and genotypic diversity that cause disease in …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous fungus that can cause lifethreatening infections
during immunosuppressive states such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) …

Cryptococcus neoformans, the predominant etiological agent of cryptococcosis, can cause
life-threatening infections of the central nervous system in immunocompromised and …

Cryptococcosis is caused by the fungal genus Cryptococcus. Cryptococcosis, predominantly
meningoencephalitis, emerged with the HIV pandemic, primarily afflicting HIV-infected …

Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and the
closely related species C. gattii. The severe form of the disease, cryptococcal meningitis …

Cryptococcus species are environmental fungal pathogens and the causative agents of
cryptococcosis. Infection occurs upon inhalation of infectious particles, which proliferate in …

The vast majority of infection with cryptococcal species occurs with Cryptococcus
neoformans in the severely immunocompromised. A significant exception to this is the …

Opportunistic pathogens have become of increasing medical importance over the last
decade due to the AIDS pandemic. Not only is cryptococcosis the fourth-most-common fatal …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous environmental yeast and a leading cause of
invasive fungal infection in humans. The most recent estimate of global disease burden …