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

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 …

The genus Cryptococcus contains two primary species complexes that are significant
opportunistic human fungal pathogens: C. neoformans and C. gattii. In humans …

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

Inhalation of Cryptococcus into the respiratory system is the main route of acquisition of
human infection, yet pulmonary cryptococcosis goes mostly unrecognized by many …

Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) are devastating opportunistic infections that result in
significant morbidity and death in a broad range of pediatric patients, particularly those with …

Background Disseminated cryptococcosis is a rare and fatal disease, and limited data exist
regarding it in children. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of …

The passive and voluntary surveillance of cryptococcosis in Colombia since 1997 has seen
an increasing participating rate, revealing its importance to both in immunosuppressed and …

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe cryptococcal meningitis (CM) cases and the
associated demographic, clinical, and microbiological data obtained from cities in the State …

Background: Seroprevalence studies have shown that 70% of children are exposed to
Cryptococcus, the most common cause of meningitis in people living with human …