A holistic review on Cryptococcus neoformans

SS Rathore, J Sathiyamoorthy, C Lalitha… - Microbial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungal pathogen that causes infection in
immunocompromised individuals such as HIV patients, organ transplant patients …

An overview of the management of the most important invasive fungal infections in patients with blood malignancies

A Shariati, A Moradabadi, Z Chegini… - Infection and drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In patients with hematologic malignancies due to immune system disorders, especially
persistent febrile neutropenia, invasive fungal infections (IFI) occur with high mortality …

Dermatological manifestations of fungal infection in patients with febrile neutropaenia: a review of the literature

AJ Maddy, N Sanchez, BS Shukla, AD Maderal - Mycoses, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Febrile neutropaenia (FNP) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in
immunocompromised patients. Although most infections are caused by bacterial pathogens …

Cryptococcal infection in haematologic malignancies and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

S Nematollahi, V Dioverti‐Prono - Mycoses, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarises both the recent and relevant studies about cryptococcal infections
in haematologic malignancies and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Catheter-related infection due to Papiliotrema laurentii in an oncologic patient: Case report and systematic review

MR Londero, CD Zanrosso, LL Corso, L Michelin… - The Brazilian Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Papiliotrema laurentii is one of several non-neoformans cryptococci that have
rarely been associated with human infection, since it was previously considered saprophyte …

Isolation of Cryptococcus species from the external environments of hospital and academic areas

M de Oliveira Brito, MA de Souza Bessa… - The Journal of Infection …, 2019 - jidc.org
Introduction: Fungi of the genus Cryptococcus are cosmopolitan and may be agents of
opportunistic mycoses in immunocompromised and sometimes immunocompetent …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical diversity of invasive cryptococcosis in AIDS patients from central China: report of two cases with review of literature

Y Zhang, B Cooper, X Gui, R Sherer, Q Cao - BMC infectious diseases, 2019 - Springer
Background Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) has greatly improved the prognosis of
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients globally, opportunistic infections (OIs) …

Cryptococcosis in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: a rare presentation warranting recognition

C Firacative, SK Carvajal, P Escandón… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcosis, a life‐threatening mycosis caused mainly by Cryptococcus neoformans,
appears to be distinctly rare in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. When it …

Community-acquired disseminated Exophiala dermatitidis mycosis with necrotizing fasciitis in chronic graft-versus-host disease

E Sato, A Togawa, M Masaki, A Shirahashi… - Internal …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
We herein report a case of systemic phaeohyphomycosis by Exophiala dermatitidis (E.
dermatitidis) with chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic …

Molecular identification, genotypic heterogeneity and comparative pathogenicity of environmental isolates of Papiliotrema laurentii

M Asadzadeh, S Ahmad, Z Khan… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - microbiologyresearch.org
Introduction. Papiliotrema laurentii, formerly Cryptococcus laurentii, is typically isolated from
environmental sources, but also occasionally from clinical specimens. Other close relatives …