Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen and a leading cause of death
in immunocompromised individuals. The interactions of this yeast with host phagocytes are …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen with worldwide distribution. Serological
studies of human populations show a high prevalence of human infection, which rarely …

Background Cryptococcus neoformans causes serious disease in immunocompromised
individuals, leading to over 600,000 deaths per year worldwide. Part of this impact is due to …

Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are fungal pathogens that cause life-threatening
disease. These fungi commonly enter their host via inhalation into the lungs where they …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an environmental yeast that is a leading cause of fatal mycosis
in AIDS patients and a major cause of meningoencephalitis and CNS-related mortality …

Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) is a basidiomycetous pathogenic yeast that is a frequent
cause of meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised individuals. Cn is a facultative …

Highlights•Cryptococcus neoformans is a leading cause of mortality in immunocompromised
patients.•The Cryptococcus: phagocyte interaction profoundly impacts the outcome of …

Cryptococcus neoformans is generally considered to be an opportunistic fungal pathogen
because of its tendency to infect immunocompromised individuals, particularly those …

Upon Cryptococcus neoformans infection of the host lung, the fungus enters a nutrient poor
environment and must adapt to a variety of host-specific stress conditions (temperature …

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