Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease that affects vital organs. It is caused by the infection-containing spores of the fungi Cryptococcus complex. This fungus is found on every continent. When the cat ...

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, also known as torulosis and European blastomycosis, is a subacute or chronic mycotic infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans (Torula histolytica, Cryptococcus hominis). Cryptococci ...

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 ...

A new strain of hypervirulent, deadly Cryptococcus gattii fungus has been discovered in the United States, a new study says. The outbreak has already killed six people in Oregon, and it will likely ...

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 ...

What is Cryptococcus, who does it affect and how many people does it kill each year? Cryptococcus is a fungus found in the environment throughout the world that is able to cause disease in humans.

Human-to-human transmission of cryptococcosis is very rare. 1–3 An 80-year-old man (Patient A) was hospitalized because of pulmonary squamous-cell carcinoma. He received mechanical ventilation and was ...

A deadly fungal infection has been spreading across western North America. The number of human and animal cases has grown rapidly in recent years, to the extent that government agencies in US and ...

A global guideline for the management of cryptococcosis, a fungal infection that can have serious health consequences, has been developed. A group of international mycology experts led by Professor Dr ...