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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Risk factors for the development of cryptococcal infections are individual and environmental and include: | |||
*Immunocompromised states such as advanced HIV/AIDS (CD4<100 cells/mm), organ transplant recipients, and intake of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications. | |||
*Cryptococcus is ubiquitous in the environment. But inhalational exposure to dry bird droppings or guano (excrement of seabirds, cave-dwelling bats) increases the risk of contracting the disease if a patient is immunocompromised. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Risk Factors
Risk factors for the development of cryptococcal infections are individual and environmental and include:
- Immunocompromised states such as advanced HIV/AIDS (CD4<100 cells/mm), organ transplant recipients, and intake of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications.
- Cryptococcus is ubiquitous in the environment. But inhalational exposure to dry bird droppings or guano (excrement of seabirds, cave-dwelling bats) increases the risk of contracting the disease if a patient is immunocompromised.