title: Cryptococcus laurentii fungemia.
abstract: In the last few years there has been an increasing incidence of infection due to non-neoformans Cryptococcus spp. especially in immunocompromised host. Cryptococcus laurentii is a non-neoformans Cryptococcus which has rarely been known to cause bacteremia and pulmonary infection in humans. Here we report a case of fungemia due to Cryptococcus laurentii.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, GB Pant Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trehan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loomba
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D003470:Culture Media