Global Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii: An Atlas of the Molecular Types

M Cogliati - Scientifica, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease affecting more than one million people per year
worldwide. The main etiological agents of cryptococcosis are the two sibling species …

Cryptococcal meningitis: epidemiology and therapeutic options

DJ Sloan, V Parris - Clinical epidemiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Cryptococcal meningitis causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. The burden of disease is
greatest in middle-and low-income countries with a high incidence of human …

Epidemiology of cryptococcal meningitis in the US: 1997–2009

V Pyrgos, AE Seitz, CA Steiner, DR Prevots… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) causes significant morbidity and mortality globally; however,
recent national trends have not been described. Incidence and trends for CM-associated …

Cryptococcosis

M Chayakulkeeree, JR Perfect - Diagnosis and treatment of human …, 2008 - Springer
Cryptococcosis is an infectious disease caused by pathogenic encapsulated yeasts in the
genus Cryptococcus. Currently, two species of these fungi commonly cause disease in …

Anti–GM-CSF autoantibodies in patients with cryptococcal meningitis

LB Rosen, AF Freeman, LM Yang… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
Cryptococcal meningitis has been described in immunocompromised patients, as well as in
those for whom no immune defect has been identified. GM-CSF regulates the function of …

Comparison and temporal trends of three groups with cryptococcosis: HIV-infected, solid organ transplant, and HIV-negative/non-transplant

EW Bratton, N El Husseini, CA Chastain, MS Lee… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) 2010 Clinical Practice
Guidelines for the management of cryptococcosis outlined three key populations at risk of …

Epidemiology of fungal infections in China

M Chen, Y Xu, N Hong, Y Yang, W Lei, L Du, J Zhao… - Frontiers of …, 2018 - Springer
With the increasing number of immunocompromised hosts, the epidemiological
characteristics of fungal infections have undergone enormous changes worldwide, including …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis in China

W Fang, Z Fa, W Liao - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Cryptococcosis is a significant invasive fungal infection with noteworthy morbidity and
mortality, primarily caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. In China …

Host Immunity to Cryptococcus Neoformans

S Rohatgi, L Pirofski - Future microbiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Cryptococcosis is caused by the fungal genus Cryptococcus. Cryptococcosis, predominantly
meningoencephalitis, emerged with the HIV pandemic, primarily afflicting HIV-infected …

Management of Cryptococcus gattii meningoencephalitis

C Franco-Paredes, T Womack, T Bohlmeyer… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus
gattii. By inhalation and subsequent pulmonary infection, it may disseminate to the CNS and …