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Cryptococcus
Cryptococcus is a fungus that can cause infection in humans. Cryptococcus neoformans can cause meningitis, lung and skin infections more commonly in those with HIV. Cryptococcus gattii has caused infections in people with normal immune system in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
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