Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes cause
meningoencephalitis with high fatality rates and considerable morbidity, particularly in …

Key Points Cryptococcal Disease in Diverse Hosts Worldwide, cryptococcal meningitis kills
up to 180,000 persons annually and is the most common cause of nonviral meningitis in the …

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 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was unknown until the early 1980's when
increasing numbers of cases of unusual opportunistic infections and Kaposi sarcoma in …

Cryptococcosis is one of the most serious opportunistic diseases in patients living with HIV.
For this reason, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are important. Objectives. The …

Cryptococcosis is the leading cause of death among people with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The lack of optimum diagnoses and medications significantly impair the management of the …

Timely diagnosis is key in managing central nervous system (CNS) cryptococcosis in people
living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). There are few data on implementing fingerprick whole-blood …

Objective The aim of this study is to report an isolated pleural cryptococcosis with pleural
effusion as the only manifestation, confirmed by pleural biopsy in a patient with thymoma …

Background Cryptococcosis is a notable infectious complication of liver transplantation.
Currently, there is no recommendation for screening serum CrAg levels in solid organ …

Introdução O diagnóstico oportuno é fundamental no manejo da criptococose do sistema
nervoso central (SNC) em pessoas que vivem com HIV/AIDS (PVHA). O objetivo desse …