Carlos Franco-Paredes, Tanea Womack, Teri Bohlmeyer, Brenda Sellers, Allison Hays, Kalpesh Patel, Jairo Lizarazo, Shawn R Lockhart, Wajid Siddiqui, Kieren A Marr
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 cause meningitis or meningoencephalitis. Most cases occur in immunosuppressed hosts, including patients with HIV/AIDS, patients receiving immunosuppressing drugs, and solid organ transplant recipients. However, cryptococcosis also occurs in individuals with apparently healthy immune systems. A growing number of cases are caused by C gattii, with infections occurring in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent individuals...
March 2015: Lancet Infectious Diseases