.... gattii to colonize plant habitats and to interact with the human host during infection. cellulase cryptococcal infection immune responses The genus Cryptococcus contains several species of related basidiomycete yeasts, among which the C. neoformans/C. gattii species complex...

...) as the key adaptive immune response. CD4+ T cells have a central role in the defence against cryptococcal infection. CD4+, CD8+ and natural killer (NK) cells act as fungistatic agents against Cryptococcus. ¹⁰³ The release of granulysin by cytotoxic CD4+ and CD8+ cells and perforin by NK...

... of the quantitative CSF culture and could not be used as a substitute for quantitative culture. Cryptococcal infection HIV diagnostic techniques point-of-care systems quantitation TC20 Cryptococcal meningitis is a fatal disease accounting for 15–20% of AIDS-related deaths, with the majority occurring in sub...

...Oxford University Press This chapter focuses on four common opportunistic infections of the nervous system associated with HIV infection, namely cryptococcal infection, cytomegalovirus infection, progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis, and toxoplasmosis. Essential features of neurobiology...