Worldwide, cryptococcal meningitis kills up to 180,000 persons annually and is the most common cause of nonviral meningitis in the United States. Besides patients with immunosuppression due to human ...

Ultimately, the goal is to find ways to stop deadly disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans from developing in humans and animals. But until that time, finding new and better ways to treat already ...

A lab has completed a six-year study to examine the virulence of 38 clinical isolates from various strains of Cryptococcus. Ultimately, the goal is to find ways to stop deadly disease caused by ...

HIV is the most likely cause of cutaneous cryptococcoma, although this patient has no risk factors for the disease. Skin lesions are typical manifestations of disseminated disease in HIV with a ...

A group of international mycology experts led by Professor Dr Oliver A. Cornely at the University of Cologne has jointly drafted a guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcosis, which ...

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in HHV8+ multicentric castleman disease: A national analysis of demographic features.

Health bosses failed to tell watchdogs about new patient infections linked to bird poo at a hospital where two others died with the bug. Four patients became infected with Cryptococcus after being ...