Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis in Cuba. A minireview

María T Illnait-Zaragozi; Gerardo F Martínez-Machín; Carlos M Fernández-Andreu; Mayda R Perurena-Lancha; Ferry Hagen; Jacques F Meis

doi:10.1111/myc.12275

Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis in Cuba. A minireview

María T Illnait-Zaragozi
, Gerardo F Martínez-Machín
, Carlos M Fernández-Andreu
, Mayda R Perurena-Lancha
, Ferry Hagen
, Jacques F Meis^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Cryptococcosis has emerged as an important public health problem in Africa, Asia and the Americas due to the increasing numbers of persons at risk of this infection and the adaptation of its aetiological agents to new environments. The proper management requires early recognition of Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii species complex infection, familiarity with the use and limitations of diagnostic tests and knowledge of the available treatment options. This review will address these issues with the goal of providing sufficient information to suspect, diagnose and treat patients with cryptococcosis based on Cuban data and review of the literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	707-17
Number of pages	11
Journal	Mycoses
Volume	57
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/myc.12275
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cryptococcosis/diagnosis
Cryptococcus gattii/isolation & purification
Cryptococcus neoformans/isolation & purification
Cuba/epidemiology
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Humans

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Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis in Cuba. A minireview

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