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 …

Cryptococcosis, a potentially fatal mycosis, is caused by members of the Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes. In Latin America, cryptococcal …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic yeast that is present worldwide and interacts
with various organisms. In humans, it is responsible for cryptococcosis, a deadly invasive …

Background Cryptococcosis is a neglected and predominantly opportunistic mycosis that, in
Brazil, poses an important public health problem, due to its late diagnosis and high lethality …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are responsible globally for almost one
million cryptococcosis cases yearly, mostly in immunocompromised patients, such as those …

Cryptococcal infections are mainly caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans
species complex (molecular types VNI, VNII, VNB, VNIV and the AD hybrid VNIII). PCR of the …

The Cryptococcus genus comprises more than 100 species, of which C. neoformans and C.
gattii are the leading cause of cryptococcosis. The distribution of C. gattii and C. neoformans …

Cryptococcosis is a systemic infection caused by species of the encapsulated yeast
Cryptococcus. The disease may occur in immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts …

Cryptococcus gattii species complex (CGSC) is a basidiomycete haploid yeast and globally
distributed mammalian pathogen. CGSC is comprised of six distinct lineages (VGI, VGII …

Cryptococcus gattii emerged on Vancouver Island in 1999 for unknown reasons, causing
human and animal fatalities and illness. The apparent emergence of this fungus in another …