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Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1573-398X
ISSN (Online): 1875-6387

Pulmonary Cryptococcocal Infection

Author(s): Meng Li and Wanqing Liao

Volume 8, Issue 5, 2012

Page: [365 - 369] Pages: 5

DOI: 10.2174/157339812803832511

Price: $65

Abstract

Cryptococcus is an important opportunistic, pathogenic fungus that can infect both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. The infection always involves the central nervous system (CNS), presenting as meningitis or meningoencephalitis. Cryptococcal infections of the lung also occur; however, these infections have been largely ignored because of the atypical clinical symptoms associated with them. Therefore, it is necessary to study Cryptococcus infections of the lung to gain a better understanding of the epidemiology, treatment and diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis.

Keywords: Cryptococcus neoformans, Cryptococcus gattii, pneumonia.


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