Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungal pathogen that causes infection in
immunocompromised individuals such as HIV patients, organ transplant patients …

Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an important opportunistic invasive mycosis in
immunocompromised patients, but it is also increasingly seen in immunocompetent patients …

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 …

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

Phagocytic defenses are critical for effective host defenses against the opportunistic fungal
pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Previous studies found that following challenge with A …

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

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 species, the etiological agents of cryptococcosis, are encapsulated fungal
yeasts that predominantly cause disease in immunocompromised individuals, and are …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the cause of life-threatening
meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals …

Successful pulmonary clearance of the encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans
requires a T1 adaptive immune response. This response takes up to 3 weeks to fully …