"Cryptococcus neoformans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A species of the fungus CRYPTOCOCCUS. Its teleomorph is Filobasidiella neoformans.
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D003455
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.381.258.366 B01.300.930.316.366
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryptococcus neoformans" by people in Profiles.
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Foong KS, Lee A, Vasquez G. Cryptococcal Infection of the Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in an Immunocompetent Patient. Am J Case Rep. 2016 Jan 18; 17:31-4.
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Viereck MJ, Chalouhi N, Krieger DI, Judy KD. Cryptococcal ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection. J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Nov; 21(11):2020-1.
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Clancy CJ, Nguyen MH, Alandoerffer R, Cheng S, Iczkowski K, Richardson M, Graybill JR. Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii isolates recovered from persons with AIDS demonstrate a wide range of virulence during murine meningoencephalitis that correlates with the expression of certain virulence factors. Microbiology (Reading). 2006 Aug; 152(Pt 8):2247-2255.
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Fine HF, Chang MA, Dunn JP. Bilateral cryptococcal choroiditis. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Nov; 122(11):1726-7.
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Yuan R, Clynes R, Oh J, Ravetch JV, Scharff MD. Antibody-mediated modulation of Cryptococcus neoformans infection is dependent on distinct Fc receptor functions and IgG subclasses. J Exp Med. 1998 Feb 16; 187(4):641-8.
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Armonda RA, Fleckenstein JM, Brandvold B, Ondra SL. Cryptococcal skull infection: a case report with review of the literature. Neurosurgery. 1993 Jun; 32(6):1034-6; discussion 1036.
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Stern JJ, Hartman BJ, Sharkey P, Rowland V, Squires KE, Murray HW, Graybill JR. Oral fluconazole therapy for patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and cryptococcosis: experience with 22 patients. Am J Med. 1988 Oct; 85(4):477-80.