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Combination Therapy for HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis—A Success Story

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Cryptococcal meningitis is the leading cause of adult meningitis in patients with HIV, and accounts for 15% of all HIV-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.
William J. Hurt, Thomas S. Harrison, Síle F. Molloy, Tihana A. Bicanic   +3 more
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Occurrence and Distribution of Cryptococcus Species in Environmental Sources from Lower Assam Belt of India

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2020
Cryptococcus is a non-motile, gram positive, non-fermenting Basidiomycetous encapsulated yeast like fungus that causes respiratory, neurological and other systemic diseases in both humans and animals. Present study delineates the possible distribution of
Nurul Islam, Rupjyoti Bharali, Sailen Talukdar, Syed Akram Hussain, Afzal Hoque Akand, Hridip Kumar Sarma   +5 more
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The Fungal Cell Wall: Candida, Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus Species

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
The fungal cell wall is located outside the plasma membrane and is the cell compartment that mediates all the relationships of the cell with the environment. It protects the contents of the cell, gives rigidity and defines the cellular structure.
R. Garcia-Rubio, H. C. de Oliveira, Johanna Rivera, N. Trevijano-Contador   +3 more
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Cryptococcal meningitis post-covid-19 infection: Immunomodulation, a double-edged sword

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2023
Cryptococcal meningitis is an opportunistic infection associated with altered immunity. Immunomodulatory agent use in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may predispose such infections.
Hilal W Abdessamad, Michel Achkar, Amal Al Zoghbi, Mohamad Fleifel, Abdul Rahman Ousta, Ahmad Kassar, Nadia L Samaha, Rita Nemr, Anna Farra, Jacques E Mokhbat, Rola Husni   +10 more
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Obligate sexual reproduction of a homothallic fungus closely related to the Cryptococcus pathogenic species complex

eLife, 2022
Sexual reproduction is a ubiquitous, ancient eukaryotic trait. While most sexual organisms have to find a mating partner, species as diverse as animals, plants, and fungi have evolved the ability to reproduce sexually without requiring another individual.
Andrew Ryan Passer, Shelly Applen Clancey, Terrance Shea, Márcia David-Palma, Anna Floyd Averette, Teun Boekhout, Betina M Porcel, Minou Nowrousian, Christina A Cuomo, Sheng Sun, Joseph Heitman, Marco A Coelho   +11 more
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Three new combinations from the Cryptococcus laurentii complex: Cryptococcus aureus, Cryptococcus carnescens and Cryptococcus peneaus [PDF]

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2003
Fifteen strains of the Cryptococcus laurentii complex were reclassified based on sequence analyses of 18S rDNA, the D1/D2 region of the 26S rDNA and the internal transcribed spacer regions, as well as physiological and biochemical properties. The strains were divided into phylogenetic groups I and II. The type strain of C.
Takashi Sugita, Masako Takashima, Takako Shinoda, Takashi Nakase   +3 more
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Cryptococcal chest wall mass and rib osteomyelitis associated with the use of fingolimod: A case report and literature review

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Being introduced in 2010, fingolimod was among the first oral therapies for relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). Since that time, postmarketing surveillance has noted several case reports of various cryptococcal infections associated with fingolimod use ...
Kent Carpenter, Ali Etemady-Deylamy, Victoria Costello, Mohammad Khasawneh, Robin Chamberland, Robin Chamberland, Katherine Tian, Maureen Donlin, Brenda Moreira-Walsh, Emily Reisenbichler, Getahun Abate   +10 more
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Automated Analysis of Cryptococcal Macrophage Parasitism Using GFP-Tagged Cryptococci [PDF]

, 2010
The human fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii cause life-threatening infections of the central nervous system. One of the major characteristics of cryptococcal disease is the ability of the pathogen to parasitise upon phagocytic immune
A Casadevall, A Idnurm, AL Goldstein, B Bolanos, BJ Park, C Charlier, C Luberto, C Monari, CE Cross, DA Bobak, DL Goldman, DL Goldman, DL Oliveira, DL Toffaletti, E Brummer, EJ Byrnes 3rd, F Chretien, FM Griffin Jr, G Hu, GD Campbell, GS Bulmer, GS Bulmer, H Lee, H Ma, H Ma, H Ma, HF Nadrous, J Livet, Julian C. Rutherford, K Voelz, Kerstin Voelz, Kirsten Nielsen, L MacDougall, LA Knodler, LH Okagaki, M Alvarez, M Alvarez, M Alvarez, M Alvarez, M Del Poeta, M Feldmesser, M Feldmesser, M Shi, MC Lorenz, MF Miller, NC Shaner, P Ralph, R Bajpai, R Santangelo, R Velagapudi, RD Diamond, Robin C. May, S Geunes-Boyer, SC Tucker, SE Kidd, Simon A. Johnston, SM Levitz, TA Missall, TB Kechichian, TG Mitchell, TG Mitchell, TR Kozel, TW Christianson, X Dong, X Shao   +64 more
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Combatting the evolution of antifungal resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans

Molecular Microbiology, 2020
Fungal infections are a global concern and the evolution of intrinsic resistance to current antifungals presents an alarming problem. For Cryptococcus neoformans, a human fungal pathogen of primarily immunocompromised individuals, resistance toward ...
A. Bermas, J. Geddes-McAlister
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Neuroimaging of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Patients without Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Data from a Multi-Center Cohort Study

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Background: A clearer understanding is needed about the use of brain MRI in non-HIV patients with cryptococcal meningitis. Methods: Cerebral CT and MRI were studied in 62 patients in a multicenter study of cryptococcal meningitis in non-HIV patients.
Seher H. Anjum, John E. Bennett, Owen Dean, Kieren A. Marr, Dima A. Hammoud, Peter R. Williamson   +5 more
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