Cryptococcus neoformans
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Cryptococcus neoformans
Micro Exam 3
Micro Exam 3
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Strep)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus viridans
Enterococcus
Neisseria meningitidis
Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)
Bacillus cereus (Food poisoning)
Moraxella catarrhalis
Clostridium perfringens
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Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis)
Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)
Listeria monocytogenes
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Tuberculosis)
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium avium complex (NORD)
Actinomyces israelii
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Brucella
Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)
Bordetella pertussis (Whooping cough)
Legionella pneumophila (Legionnaires disease and Pontiac fever)
Enterobacter
Proteus mirabilis
Salmonella (non-typhoidal)
Salmonella typhi (typhoid fever)
Shigella
Yersinia pestis (Plague)
Pasteurella multocida
Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus ducreyi (Chancroid)
Chlamydia trachomatis
Helicobacter pylori
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Treponema pallidum (Syphilis)
Histoplasmosis
Coccidioidomycosis and paracoccidioidomycosis
Blastomycosis
Sporothrix schenckii
Candida
Aspergillus fumigatus
Cryptococcus neoformans
Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pneumocystis pneumonia)
Malassezia (Tinea versicolor and Seborrhoeic dermatitis)
Key Takeaways
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast known to cause cryptococcal meningitis. This form of meningitis is mostly seen in immunocompromised individuals such as those with HIV/AIDS, or those who have had a recent organ transplant. Cryptococcus neoformans is naturally found in soil and pigeon feces. Symptoms include headache and neck pain, nausea, photophobia, vomiting, and fever.