cryptococcus neoformans Flashcards
1
Q
3rd
A
Cryptococcus neoformans
2
Q
disease
A
Cryptococcal meningitis
3
Q
transmission
A
inhalation fungal spores
4
Q
pathogenic
A
- Influenza-like illness or pneumonia> spread to bloodstream and meningitis
5
Q
treatment
A
Amphotericin B, plus flucytosine
6
Q
prevention
A
- Cryptococcal antigen can be found in the body weeks before symptoms of meningitis.
- People with advanced HIV should be tested
early for cryptococcal infection.
