Crytococcus neoformans var. gattii in an AIDS patient: first observation in Mexico

Abstract

We report the first, as far as we know, Mexican case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii serotype B associated with AIDS in a female patient. The HIV was transmitted to the patient through a blood transfusion. This patient represents, worldwide, the ninth case of C. neoformans var. gattii in patients with AIDS.

Keywords:

• AIDS
• C. neoformans var. gattii
• epidemiology