This includes people with cancer or HIV. Common funguses related to fungal meningitis include: Cryptococcus is inhaled from dirt or soil contaminated with bird droppings, especially pigeons and ...

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).

A new, easier-to-administer and patient-friendly sustained-release formulation of flucytosine, a medicine used to treat cryptococcal meningitis, has entered Phase II clinical trials in Malawi and ...

Cryptococcal meningitis, the second-leading cause of HIV-related deaths, is expected to rise as access to care weakens and advanced HIV disease (previously called AIDS) increases.A new, ...

There is hope in the fight against cryptococcal meningitis, the second leading cause of death in patients with advanced HIV (previously called AIDS), as scientists work around the clock to release ...