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Cryptococcosis [PDF]

open access: yesInfectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2015
Cryptococcosis is an invasive mycosis caused by pathogenic encapsulated yeasts in the genus Cryptococcus. Cryptococcus gained prominence as a pathogen capable of widespread disease outbreaks in vulnerable populations. We have gained insight into the pathobiology of Cryptococcus, including the yeast' s capacity to adapt to environmental pressures ...
Maziarz, Eileen K., Perfect, John R.
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Potential missed opportunities for diagnosis of cryptococcosis and the association with mortality: A cohort study

open access: yesEClinicalMedicine, 2020
Background: Cryptococcosis is one of the most common life-threatening opportunistic mycoses worldwide. Insidious presentation and slow onset of symptoms make it difficult to recognize, complicating the diagnostic process.
Ana S. Salazar   +7 more
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Cryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case report

open access: yesLung India, 2018
Cryptococcosis is a menacing opportunistic infection most commonly affecting immunocompromised individuals. Its occurrence in immunocompetant individuals is uncustomary.
H S Suhas   +4 more
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Crazy‐paving patterns as rare radiological manifestations of pulmonary cryptococcosis: a case report

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021
Background Crazy-paving patterns are rarely reported as radiological manifestations of pulmonary cryptococcosis. Case presentation Herein, we presented a very rare case of a crazy-paving pattern as a radiological manifestation of pulmonary cryptococcosis
He Yu   +8 more
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Mortality by cryptococcosis in Brazil from 2000 to 2012: A descriptive epidemiological study.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
BackgroundCryptococcosis is a neglected and predominantly opportunistic mycosis that, in Brazil, poses an important public health problem, due to its late diagnosis and high lethality.MethodsThe present study analysed cryptococcosis mortality in Brazil ...
Emmanuel Alves Soares   +6 more
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Prevalence of cryptococcosis in Atlántico, department of Colombia assessed with an active epidemiological search

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019
INTRODUCTION Cryptococcosis is the second most frequent cause of opportunistic infections in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients in Colombia.
María Clara Noguera   +5 more
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Comparison and temporal trends of three groups with cryptococcosis: HIV-infected, solid organ transplant, and HIV-negative/non-transplant. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of cryptococcosis outlined three key populations at risk of disease: (1) HIV-infected, (2) transplant recipient, and (3) HIV-negative/non-transplant ...
Emily W Bratton   +8 more
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Application and evaluation of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification, PCR and cryptococcal antigen test for diagnosis of cryptococcosis

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Cryptococcosis is a major opportunistic invasive mycosis in immunocompromised patients, but it is also increasingly seen in immunocompetent patients.
Yanping Wang   +5 more
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Disseminated cryptococcosis

open access: yesIndian Pediatrics, 2014
Fungal infections, especially in immunocompetent children are uncommon causes of fever of unknown origin.A 5-year-old boy with prolonged fever and no evidence of immunosuppression.Ultrasound-guided retroperitoneal lymph node biopsy showed granulomas and intracytoplamic fungal yeasts; staining charactristics were suggestive of cryptococci.
Meenakshi, Bothra   +3 more
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A Non-HIV Specific ST5 Genotype of Cryptococcus neoformans-gattii Species Complex

open access: yesSiriraj Medical Journal, 2015
Cryptococcosis is a basidiomycetous yeast infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans-gattii species complex which comprises of two sibling species, Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii.
Popchai Ngamskulrungroj
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