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A Genomic Safe Haven for Mutant Complementation in Cryptococcus neoformans

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Just as Koch’s postulates formed the foundation of early infectious disease study, Stanley Falkow’s molecular Koch’s postulates define best practice in determining whether a specific gene contributes to virulence of a pathogen.
Samantha D. M. Arras   +4 more
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Risk Factors for Invasive Cryptococcus neoformans Diseases: A Case-Control Study

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Background Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous environmental fungus that can cause life-threatening meningitis and fungemia, often in the presence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), liver cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, or other medical ...
Ying-Ying Lin, S. Shiau, C. Fang
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Optical coherence tomography imaging of presumed Cryptococcus neoformans infection localized to the retina

open access: yesJournal of Current Ophthalmology, 2019
Purpose: To report spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings of presumed Cryptococcus neoformans infection limited to the retina. Methods: We report a 39-year-old male with decreased vision for 3 months. Clinical examination revealed
Brandon J. Wong   +2 more
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Capsular polysaccharides from Cryptococcus neoformans modulate production of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) by human neutrophils

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2015
In the present study, we characterized the in vitro modulation of NETs (neutrophil extracellular traps) induced in human neutrophils by the opportunistic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, evaluating the participation of capsular polysaccharides ...
J. Rocha   +11 more
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Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii serotype B, in an immunocompetent patient

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2002
The authors report a male patient, a seller with no detected immunosuppression, with an extensive ulcerated skin lesion localized on the left forearm, caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii serotype B.
Carlos da Silva LACAZ   +6 more
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