Cryptococcus liquefaciens isolated from the hand of a healthcare professional in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Fungal infections are responsible for high morbidity and mortality in neonatal patients, especially in premature newborns. Infections in neonates caused by Cryptococcus spp. are rare, but it has occurred in an immunocompromised population.

Risk factors associated with mortality among patients who had candidemia in a university hospital.

Introduction: Bloodstream infection due to Candida spp. is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in tertiary hospitals.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we included patients with a positive blood culture for Candida spp.

Isolation of Cryptococcus species from the external environments of hospital and academic areas.

Introduction: Fungi of the genus Cryptococcus are cosmopolitan and may be agents of opportunistic mycoses in immunocompromised and sometimes immunocompetent individuals. Cryptococcus species are frequently isolated from trees and bird excreta in the environment and infection occurs by inhalation of propagules dispersed in the air. The aim was to investigate Cryptococcus species in bird excreta and tree hollows located in a university hospital area and in an academic area of a university campus.