Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated basidiomycetous yeast [1] belonging to the class Tremellomycetes and an obligate aerobe [2] that can live in both plants and animals. Its teleomorph is a filamentous fungus, formerly referred to Filobasidiella neoformans. In its yeast state, it is often found in bird excrement.

Cryptococcosis is an illness caused by a fungal infection in your lungs, brain or other parts of your body. Its symptoms are usually similar to pneumonia or meningitis. C. gattii and C. neoformans cause it. Anyone can get cryptococcosis, but people with compromised immune systems are at a higher risk. Providers treat it with antifungal medications.

2024年4月24日 · Two species (types) of Cryptococcus cause most infections, Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) and Cryptococcus gattii (C. gatti). Causes and risk factors for cryptococcosis may depend on the species.

2024年4月24日 · Inhaling fungal spores from Cryptococcus can cause cryptococcosis. Two species of Cryptococcus cause most infections: C. neoformans and C. gattii. Cryptococcus generally lives in soil, decaying wood, tree hollows, and C. …

2024年4月24日 · Cryptococcal infections cannot spread between people or between people and animals. Two species of Cryptococcus cause most infections: C. neoformans and C. gattii. C. neoformans lives in the environment throughout the world. C. gattii mostly lives in tropical and subtropical areas of the world.

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungal organism (Figure 1) that can cause disease in apparently immunocompetent, as well as immunocompromised, hosts (1, 2). Most susceptible to infection are patients with T-cell deficiencies (1, 2).

2020年10月28日 · Two 10 μm formalin fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) scrolls were sent for sequencing and high confidence BLASTs resulted Cryptococcus neoformans. What is the most likely explanation for the negative antigen test?

Cryptococcosis is a pulmonary or disseminated infection acquired by inhalation of soil contaminated with the encapsulated yeasts Cryptococcus neoformans or C. gattii. Symptoms are those of pneumonia, meningitis, or involvement of skin, bones, or viscera. Diagnosis is clinical and microscopic, confirmed by culture or fixed-tissue staining.

2022年8月10日 · Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous environmental encapsulated fungus. The fungus abundantly inhabits the soil and is found in bird droppings. In nature, neoformans var. gattii (serotypes B and C) has been isolated from decaying wood in the red gum group of eucalyptus trees.

2024年8月4日 · Explore the pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, and antifungal resistance of Cryptococcus neoformans in this comprehensive overview. Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus that poses significant health risks, particularly to …