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Vaccines and Protective Immune Memory against Cryptococcosis.
Cryptococcosis is a potentially lethal disease caused by fungal pathogens including Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complex. These fungal pathogens live in the environment and are associated with certain tree species and bird ...
Keigo Ueno+3 more
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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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Background We compared the cryptococcal antigen detection and imaging findings between immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients in whom pulmonary cryptococcosis had been diagnosed.
jingqi Min+6 more
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Background Cryptococcus species usually affect the central nervous system and lungs in immunocompromised hosts. Although the adrenal glands can be involved in disseminated cryptococcosis, primary adrenal insufficiency caused by the fungal infection is ...
Matsuda Yayoi+11 more
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Background Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection caused by the encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans and most remarkably manifests in HIV-infected individuals, especially in the settings of very low CD4 count. Development of cryptococcosis in
Nguyen Thi Cam Huong+11 more
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Background Cryptococcus is the most common cause of meningitis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected Africans. Despite universal exposure, only 5%–10% of patients with HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome and profound CD4+ T-cell depletion ...
Shichina Kannambath+16 more
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Disseminated cryptococcosis [PDF]
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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Differential antifungal activity of human and cryptococcal melanins with structural discrepancies [PDF]
Indexación: Scopus.Melanin is a pigment found in all biological kingdoms, and plays a key role in protection against ultraviolet radiation, oxidizing agents, and ionizing radiation damage. Melanin exerts an antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi,
Correa, N.+8 more
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Background Cryptococcosis is one of the most frequent fungal eye infections in patients with immunosuppression. Currently, treatment approaches for non-meningeal, non-pulmonary cryptococcosis are based on those used for cryptococcal meningitis or ...
Yi-An Lu+5 more
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A Non-HIV Specific ST5 Genotype of Cryptococcus neoformans-gattii Species Complex
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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