The status of cryptococcosis in Latin America

C Firacative, J Lizarazo, MT Illnait-Zaragozí… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal infection caused by the encapsulated yeasts
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii, acquired from the environment. In Latin America, as …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Species Complexes in Latin America: A Map of Molecular Types, Genotypic Diversity, and Antifungal …

C Firacative, W Meyer, E Castañeda - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis, a potentially fatal mycosis, is caused by members of the Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes. In Latin America, cryptococcal …

Cryptococcosis

S Zavala, JW Baddley - Seminars in respiratory and critical care …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Cryptococcosis has become an important infection in both immunocompromised and
immunocompetent hosts. Although Cryptococcus is mainly recognized by its ability to cause …

The Cryptococcus neoformans Titan Cell: From In Vivo Phenomenon to In Vitro Model

X Zhou, ER Ballou - Current Clinical Microbiology Reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review During infection, the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus
neoformans undergoes an unusual change in size, from small haploid yeast to large …

Cryptococcal lung infections

K Skolnik, S Huston, CH Mody - Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2017 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Cryptococcus remains one of the leading causes of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS)-related deaths, and is among the most common fungal pathogens worldwide. 1 …

Cryptococcosis by Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii Species Complexes in non-HIV-Infected Patients in Southeastern Brazil

E Nascimento, PHG Barião, MRZ Kress… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: The clinical manifestations of cryptococcosis are usually associated with
the infecting agents Cryptococcus neoformans (CN) and C. gattii (CG) species complexes …

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS: A bibliographic narrative review on antifungal resistance

MIT Kakizaki, MDESC Melhem - Anais da Academia Brasileira de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis is an infectious fungal disease widely studied for its epidemiological
importance in the context of public health, given the high morbidity and mortality associated …

Cryptococcus spp. and Cryptococcosis: focusing on the infection in Brazil

FN do Carmo, J de Camargo Fenley, MT Garcia… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Cryptococcosis is a global fungal infection caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans/
Cryptococcus gattii yeast complex. This infection is acquired by inhalation of propagules …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcal meningitis epidemiology: 17 years of experience in a State of the Brazilian Pantanal

JO Nunes, RAS Tsujisaki, MO Nunes… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe cryptococcal meningitis (CM) cases and the
associated demographic, clinical, and microbiological data obtained from cities in the State …

Induction of Broad-Spectrum Protective Immunity against Disparate Cryptococcus Serotypes

MCC Van Dyke, AK Chaturvedi, SE Hardison… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease caused by multiple Cryptococcus serotypes; particularly
C. neoformans (serotypes A and D) and C. gattii (serotypes B and C). To date, there is no …