Prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, antibiotic resistance was listed as the major global
health care priority. Some analyses, including the O'Neill report, have predicted that deaths …

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

Background Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common cause of meningitis in adults living
with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. The estimates of national, regional, and global burden of …

Background Emerging fungal pathogens pose important threats to global public health. The
World Health Organization has responded to the rising threat of traditionally neglected …

Cryptococcosis is a major worldwide disseminated invasive fungal infection. Cryptococcosis,
particularly in its most lethal manifestation of cryptococcal meningitis, accounts for …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are essential elements of thehost defense system.
Characterized by heterogenous structures and broad‐spectrumaction, they are promising …

Pulmonary cryptococcosis describes an invasive lung mycosis caused by Cryptococcus
neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii complex. It is often a high-consequence disease in both …

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Cryptococcal meningitis is a devastating brain infection cause by encapsulated yeasts of the
Cryptococcus genus. Exposure, through inhalation, is likely universal by adulthood, but …

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 …