Cryptococcal meningitis is a potentially deadly infection of the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord (the meninges) caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans).

Cryptococcal fungal infections are caused by the Cryptococcus species of fungi, most commonly Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. These fungi are most naturally found in warm and ...

3 “Their very early on infection in the upper airway put them in very close proximity to the brain, so maybe that’s how they get into the brain,” said Felipe Santiago-Tirado, a cell biologist at the ...

The health board later ruled out the plant room and an independent review said there was "not a sound evidential basis" on which to make a link between the Cryptococcus neoformans infections and ...

Next the mice were infected with Cryptococcus neoformans, the yeast that causes fungal meningitis, and treated with either fluconazole or a placebo. In the United States fluconazole is commonly used ...