This volume provides a comprehensive review of the ecology, epidemiology, pathogenic mechanisms, host immunity, clinical features and diagnostic conditions, and principles of treatment and prevention of this important fungal pathogen.

This volume explores the latest developments in the study of Cryptococcus neoformans and its pathology, along with discussion on newly used therapeutics.

The importance of the Basidiomycete Cryptococcus neoformans to human health has stimulated its development as an experimental model for both basic physiology and pathogenesis.

The global burden of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is estimated at one million cases per year, causing up to a third of all AIDS-related deaths.