Taber's Medical Dictionary
Cryptococcus
(krip″tŏ-kok′ŭs)
[crypto- + coccus]
A genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi.
Cryptococcus gattii
An encapsulated yeast, similar in structure to C. neoformans. It can cause meningoencephalitis and pneumonia in immunocompetent individuals who live in temperate or subtropical climates.
Cryptococcus neoformans
A species that is the causative agent of cryptococcosis. It is the only encapsulated yeast that causes human infection.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Cryptococcus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743071/all/Cryptococcus.
Cryptococcus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743071/all/Cryptococcus. Accessed November 24, 2024.
Cryptococcus. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743071/all/Cryptococcus
Cryptococcus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 24]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743071/all/Cryptococcus.
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