Cryptococcosis classification

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

Classification

Cryptococcosis may be classified based on the site of infection i.e. the clinical syndrome, or the species or variety of the cryptococcus causative organism.

Site of Infection

• Pulmonary Cryptococcosis

• Central Nervous System (CNS) Cryptococcosis

• Disseminated Cryptococcosis

Causative Species or Variety

• Cryptococcus neoformans

• Cryptococcus neoformans v. neoformans
• Cryptococcus neoformans v. grubii

• Cryptococcus gattii
• Cryptococcus uniguttulatus
• Cryptococcus laurentii
• Cryptococcus albidus
• Although other species of cryptococci exist, they are not known to be infectious to humans.