"Cryptococcus neoformans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of the fungus CRYPTOCOCCUS. Its teleomorph is Filobasidiella neoformans.
| Descriptor ID |
D003455
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.381.258.366 B01.300.930.316.366
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cryptococcus neoformans" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cryptococcus neoformans" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryptococcus neoformans" by people in Profiles.
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Lack of an atypical PDR transporter generates an immunogenic Cryptococcus neoformans strain that drives a dysregulated and lethal immune response in murine lungs. mBio. 2025 Jul 09; 16(7):e0132125.
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Disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans infection in a left ventricular assist device recipient. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Apr 08; 12(4).
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Biolistic transformation of a fluorescent tagged gene into the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. J Vis Exp. 2015 Mar 19; (97).
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Neuro-ophthalmic presentations and treatment of Cryptococcal meningitis-related increased intracranial pressure. Can J Ophthalmol. 2014 Oct; 49(5):473-7.
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Curtains. Surv Ophthalmol. 2012 May-Jun; 57(3):284-91.
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Unusual cause of cellulitis in a patient with hepatitis C and cirrhosis. Am J Med. 2011 Jul; 124(7):e7-8.
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Cryptococcal retropharyngeal abscess. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2010 Sep; 8(5):322-5.
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Intraocular cryptococcoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 May; 127(5):700-2.
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Cryptococcosis associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis. Pediatr Nephrol. 2008 May; 23(5):827-30.
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Study of common functional genetic polymorphisms of FCGR2A, 3A and 3B genes and the risk for cryptococcosis in HIV-uninfected patients. Med Mycol. 2007 Sep; 45(6):513-8.