A retrospective study of clinical characteristics, outcome and prognostic factors of patients with cryptococcosis was undertaken in intensive care units (ICUs) of a medical centre for the period ...

Benjamin N. Nevitt, Jennifer N. Langan, Michael J. Adkesson, Martha A. Delaney, David A. Rubin, Michael C. Muhlbauer, Kathleen M. Colegrove Journal of Zoo and ...

Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that infects people with weakened immune systems, particularly those with advanced HIV/AIDS. New research could mean a better understanding of this ...

After entering the host, the leading cause of fungal meningitis, Cryptococcus neoformans, rapidly adapts by shrinking in size and acquiring other characteristics that allow it to better infect the ...

Giant cells called "titan cells" protect the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans during infection, according researchers. Scientists believe their discovery could help develop new ways to fight infections ...

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 ...

Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that infects people with weakened immune systems, particularly those with advanced HIV/AIDS. New University of Minnesota Medical Research could mean a ...

From the Detroit Receiving Hospital and the departments of Medicine, Microbiology and Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine. Aided by a grant (1 T1 AI 261–01) from the National ...