title: Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis in Cuba. A minireview.
abstract: Cryptococcosis has emerged as an important public health problem in Africa, Asia and the Americas due to the increasing numbers of persons at risk of this infection and the adaptation of its aetiological agents to new environments. The proper management requires early recognition of Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii species complex infection, familiarity with the use and limitations of diagnostic tests and knowledge of the available treatment options. This review will address these issues with the goal of providing sufficient information to suspect, diagnose and treat patients with cryptococcosis based on Cuban data and review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology and Mycology Department, Tropical Medicine Institute 'Pedro Kouri', Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: María T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Illnait-Zaragozi
authors.forename: Gerardo F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Martínez-Machín
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fernández-Andreu
authors.forename: Mayda R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Perurena-Lancha
authors.forename: Ferry
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: Jacques F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meis
mesh_terms: D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D056285:Cryptococcus gattii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D006801:Humans
keywords: Cryptococcus gattii; Cryptococcus neoformans; Cuba; cryptococcosis