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C. neoformans, an encapsulated basidiomycetous yeast, represents one of the most common CNS pathogens encountered in clinical practice today. The first report of human cryptococcosis was published more than 100 years ago by Busse and Busckhe; approximately a decade later, it was identified as the cause of human meningitis. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
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Historical perspective
C. neoformans, an encapsulated basidiomycetous yeast, represents one of the most common CNS pathogens encountered in clinical practice today. The first report of human cryptococcosis was published more than 100 years ago by Busse and Busckhe; approximately a decade later, it was identified as the cause of human meningitis.