Cryptococcosis is an infectious disease with worldwide distribution and wide array of clinical
presentations caused by pathogenic encapsulated yeasts in the genus Cryptococcus …

HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is by far the most common cause of adult meningitis
in many areas of the world that have high HIV seroprevalence. In most areas in Sub …

Medical mycology refers to the study of fungi that produce disease in humans and other
animals, and of the diseases they produce, their ecology, and their epidemiology. This new …

Understanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cryptococcus gattii has been advanced by
modern molecular techniques. C. gattii probably diverged from Cryptococcus neoformans …

Cryptococcosis is an infection of global significance, affecting both immunocompromised
and immunocompetent hosts. Traditionally, 2 main species of yeasts caused cryptococcosis …

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

Purpose: We assessed the performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing
(mNGS) in the diagnosis of infectious encephalitis and meningitis. Methods: This was a …

Cryptococcosis has evolved into a major invasive fungal disease over the last century. Its
primary epidemiology has been focused on three major outbreaks of disease that reflects …

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

Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, especially in
people with advanced HIV disease. Cryptococcal meningitis is responsible for nearly 20% of …