Cryptococcal pathogenic mechanisms: a dangerous trip from the environment to the brain

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast that causes serious infections, most commonly of the central nervous system (CNS). C. neoformans is mainly found in the environment and acquired by inhalation. It could be metaphorically imagined that cryptococcal disease is a “journey” fo...

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Main Authors: Shannon K Esher, Oscar Zaragoza, James Andrew Alspaugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2018-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018000700204&lng=en&tlng=en