The incidence of invasive mycoses is increasing, especially among patients who are
immunocompromised or hospitalized with serious underlying diseases. Such infections may …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast responsible for disseminated meningitis
in immunocompromised hosts. Controversies persist on the existence of primary cutaneous …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Strains and media. C. neoformans var. grubii strains H99 (70),
KN99a (55), KN99 (55), KN99aNAT, and KN99NAT were maintained at 80 C. Cultures were …

Tropical mycoses vary from the commonplace to the rare and exotic but they are seen
regularly even as imported conditions and it is important to consider the diagnosis, where …

Cutaneous cryptococcosis is classified either as primary or secondary based on the route of
infection. The disease can also be classified either as localized cutaneous cryptococcosis or …

A case of primary cutaneous cryptococcal infection is presented and cases of primary
cutaneous cryptococcosis in normal and immunocompromised hosts are reviewed …

The deep mycoses considered in the chapter include mycetoma, sporotrichosis, and
chromoblastomycosis together with a discussion of the systemic mycoses and, in particular …

Cryptococcus neoformans strains isolated from 207 HIV positive and HIV negative patients
hospitalized in Northern Italy were serotyped by slide agglutination. One Brazilian HIV …

We report a 46-year-old male who developed cellulitis of his third right finger after being
injured with a metallic object. Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans was isolated from …

We examined the effect ofCryptococcus neoformanson nitric oxide (NO) production by
activated cultured macrophages. C. neoformanssuppressed NO production by murine …