Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is caused by infectious insults, such as
pneumonia from various pathogens or related to other noninfectious events. Clinical and …

Cryptococcosis is a common opportunistic infection in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) patients, also occurring in other immunosuppressed patients and occasionally those …

The mortality associated with invasive fungal infections remains high with that involving rare
yeast pathogens other than C andida being no exception. This is in part due to the severe …

The genus Armillaria includes at least 38 species, most of which are facultative necrotrophs
(Gregory and Rishbeth 1991). Pathogenicity of these organisms can result in Armillaria root …

Many fungi in the Basidiomycota have a dimorphic life cycle, where a monokaryotic yeast
form alternates with a dikaryotic hyphal form. Most of the dimorphic basidiomycetes are …

Capsule production is common among bacterial species, but relatively rare in eukaryotic
microorganisms. Members of the fungal Cryptococcus genus are known to produce …

The in vitro susceptibility profile of 24 clinical isolates of non-Cryptococcus neoformans/non-
Cryptococcus gattii Cryptococcus species was analysed. In addition, the susceptibility …

Aims To survey the diversity of fungal species that may be cultured from Antarctic penguins
and pinnipeds, and to test the in vitro susceptibility to triazole drugs of any medically …

Background and Purpose: Naganishia albida (formerly Cryptococcus albidus) is a non-
neoformans cryptococcal species rarely isolated as a human pathogen. Case report: Herein …

Cryptococcus albidus, synonymous with Naganishia albida, rarely causes opportunistic
infection in immunocompromised individuals. Its clinical features, particularly in children, are …