Cryptococcus infection natural history, complications and prognosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

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Prognosis of cryptococcal infection is poor with a 3-month mortality rate of meningoencephalitis approximates 20%.

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