Occurrence of two cases of cryptococcosis within 3 months on the same general medical ward.
Two cases of systemic cryptococcal infection occurred on the same general medical ward within 3 months. The patients had been on the same ward for 5 days. Both had other diseases associated with depression of cellular immune responses had received immunosuppressive drugs.
D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009523:Newfoundland and Labrador; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications