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OBJECTIVE To isolate and identify Cryptococcus from domestic Chicken dropping. DESIGN cross sectional study. SETTING Kabigeriet village, Olenguorone Division, Nakuru county, approximately 282 km from Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJECTS Sixty four domestic chicken droppings were sampled in thirty two homesteads after obtaining the farmers consent. RESULTS Two species of Cryptococcus were isolated. ...

Recently, there has been an increase in the incidence of cryptococcosis even among immunocompetent patients. We present a case of multiple subcutaneous swellings later developing into a non-healing ulcer caused by Cryptococcus in a 60 year-old immunocompetent male along with a brief review of clinical presentations of cutaneous cryptococcosis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals...

MCL: mantle cell lymphoma INTRODUCTION Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated, ubiquitous fungus that can infect the skin. Cutaneous Cryptococcus usually occurs after dissemination of a respiratory infection but can result from direct contact to the skin. Although classically seen in HIV-infected patients, cryptococcal infections also occur in HIV-negative individuals with or without other ...

Yeasts are common etiologic agents of onychomycosis. This study reported a case of onychomycosis due to Cryptococcus friedmannii (Naganishia friedmannii). This yeast was isolated of the right great toenail of 57-year-old man. Microscopic examination of nail scrapings showed budding cells with thin capsule. Sequence analyzes of the internal transcribed spacer regions was closely related to Crypt...

The lysis of infected cells by disease-causing microorganisms is an efficient but risky strategy for disseminated infection, as it exposes the pathogen to the full repertoire of the host's immune system. Cryptococcus neoformans is a widespread fungal pathogen that causes a fatal meningitis in HIV and other immunocompromised patients. Following intracellular growth, cryptococci are able to escap...

The global mortality due to cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans or C. gattii is unacceptably high. Currently available therapies are decades old and may be impacted by drug resistance. Therefore, the need for more effective antifungal drugs for cryptococcosis is evident. A number of Cryptococcus virulence factors have been studied in detail, providing crucial information about the ...