"Cryptococcus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A mitosporic Tremellales fungal genus whose species usually have a capsule and do not form pseudomycellium. Teleomorphs include Filobasidiella and Fidobasidium.
| Descriptor ID |
D003454
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.381.258 B01.300.930.316
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryptococcus" by people in Profiles.
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Maybruck BT, Upadhya R, Lam WC, Specht CA, Lodge JK. Fluorescence and Biochemical Assessment of the Chitin and Chitosan Content of Cryptococcus. Methods Mol Biol. 2024; 2775:329-347.
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Choe YJ, Blatt DB, Yalcindag A, Geffert SF, Bobenchik AM, Michelow IC. Cryptococcus albidus Fungemia in an Immunosuppressed Child: Case Report and Systematic Literature Review. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Feb 28; 9(1):100-105.
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Quintin J, Levitz SM. NKp30 enables NK cells to act naturally with fungi. Cell Host Microbe. 2013 Oct 16; 14(4):369-71.
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Chang CC, Lim A, Omarjee S, Levitz SM, Gosnell BI, Spelman T, Elliott JH, Carr WH, Moosa MY, Ndung'u T, Lewin SR, French MA. Cryptococcosis-IRIS is associated with lower cryptococcus-specific IFN-? responses before antiretroviral therapy but not higher T-cell responses during therapy. J Infect Dis. 2013 Sep; 208(6):898-906.
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Jarvis JN, Casazza JP, Stone HH, Meintjes G, Lawn SD, Levitz SM, Harrison TS, Koup RA. The phenotype of the Cryptococcus-specific CD4+ memory T-cell response is associated with disease severity and outcome in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis. J Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 15; 207(12):1817-28.
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Desalermos A, Kourkoumpetis TK, Mylonakis E. Update on the epidemiology and management of cryptococcal meningitis. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2012 Apr; 13(6):783-9.
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Kwon-Chung KJ, Perfect JR, Levitz SM. A chronological history of the International Conference on Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis (ICCC), an invaluable forum for growth of the cryptococcal research field and clinical practice. Mycopathologia. 2012 Jun; 173(5-6):287-93.
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Wozniak KL, Levitz SM. Isolation and purification of antigenic components of Cryptococcus. Methods Mol Biol. 2009; 470:71-83.
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Levitz SM, Boekhout T. Cryptococcus: the once-sleeping giant is fully awake. FEMS Yeast Res. 2006 Jun; 6(4):461-2.
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Levitz SM, Farrell TP. Growth inhibition of Cryptococcus neoformans by cultured human monocytes: role of the capsule, opsonins, the culture surface, and cytokines. Infect Immun. 1990 May; 58(5):1201-9.