Cryptococcus
"Cryptococcus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A mitosporic Tremellales fungal genus whose species usually have a capsule and do not form pseudomycellium. Teleomorphs include Filobasidiella and Fidobasidium.
| Descriptor ID |
D003454
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.381.258 B01.300.930.316
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryptococcus" by people in Profiles.
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Heath JL, Yin DE, Wechsler DS, Turner DA. Successful treatment of disseminated cryptococcal infection in a pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient during induction. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2012 May; 34(4):e161-3.