Cryptococcosis.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Cryptococcus neoformans has risen to a worldwide highly recognizable major opportunistic pathogen with deadly consequences. It has become a model fungus to study a variety of paradigms in the host-fungus relationships. Genomic studies are advancing knowledge on its evolution and dissecting its virulence composite. Studies designed to understand host immunology to this fungus are leading to development of active and passive prevention and therapeutic strategies. This article collates and analyzes both new and old knowledge about the pathogen to help frame the meaning of human cryptococcosis as it starts to evolve in the new millennium.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Perfect, JR; Casadevall, A
Published Date
- December 2002
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 16 / 4
Start / End Page
- 837 - vi
PubMed ID
- 12512184
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0891-5520
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0891-5520(02)00036-3
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States