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  • adjective Of or pertaining to cryptococcus fungi.

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  • In early January, the Fredericton woman contracted a potentially fatal condition called cryptococcal meningitis, a fungal disease carried in the feces of pigeons.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MICHAEL STAPLES 2011

  • In early January, the Fredericton woman contracted a potentially fatal condition called cryptococcal meningitis, a fungal disease carried in the feces of pigeons.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MICHAEL STAPLES 2011

  • This to treat opportunistic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, which affects the brain and thrush, which affects throats of those infected.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • That was the norm in every hospital I visited and had mostly opportunistic infections that were TB related or cryptococcal meningitis toxoplasmosis, said Goosby.

    Reflections on 30 Years of HIV/AIDS 2011

  • As a direct result of the attack, she developed cryptococcal meningitis, an infection of the brain and spinal column, and died on 16 December 2007.

    The new feminists: still fighting Susie Orbach. Interviews by Shahesta Shaitly 2010

  • The drug is used to treat two of the most common opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS - cryptococcal meningitis and oesophageal candidiasis, which affect the brain and the oesophagus respectively.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • The agreement includes funding for the training of healthcare workers in the diagnosis and management of oral thrush and cryptococcal meningitis.

    ANC Today GCIS 2002

  • The agreement includes funding for the training of healthcare workers in the diagnosis and management of oral thrush and cryptococcal meningitis.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • Diflucan is an anti-fungal used to treat two opportunistic infections commonly associated with HIV and AIDS - cryptococcal meningitis and oesophageal candidiasis.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • The agreement includes funding for the training of healthcare workers in the diagnosis and management of oral thrush and cryptococcal meningitis.

    ANC Today 2002

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