ABOUT 500 cases of human infection due to Cryptococcus neoformans have been described since Busse and Buschke separately presented descriptions of clinical findings in the same patient. In addition ...

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 ...

The encapsulated fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of fungal meningitis, with the highest rate of cryptococcosis found in AIDS patients. Despite antifungal treatment, ...

Scientists have found that the impact of human activity on land has exacerbated the spread of Cryptococcus gattii, threatening the lives of marine mammals and humans. In the early 2000s, hundreds of ...

Cryptococcus neoformans is one of four fungi classified as "critical priority" on the WHO's Fungal Pathogens Priority List, ...

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.

The world is filled with tiny creatures that find us delicious. Bacteria and viruses are the obvious bad guys, drivers of deadly global pandemics and annoying infections. But the pathogens we haven't ...

In a process known as vomocytosis, macrophages swallow pathogens whole only to spew them back out later, unharmed. In this webinar, learn how next-gen CAR-T design targets solid tumors and which tools ...

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 ...

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 ...