Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated on day five from an HIV-positive patient. |
Dr. Levitz then turned the droppings over to Dr. Arturo Casadevall, an expert in growing cryptococcus from bird excreta and in molecular typing. |
The predominant species were Candida curvata among the ascomycetes, and Sporobolomyces roseus, Cryptococcus sp. |
Inhibition of cryptococcus neoformans replication by nitrogen oxides supports the role of these molecules as effectors of macrophage-mediated cytostasis. |
It was the cryptococcus fungus, one of myriad opportunistic infections that can blossom when H. I. V. severely damages the immune system. |
However, in our case a skin biopsy was taken to exclude cryptococcus and other opportunistic infections. |