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Vertical transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans reported

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 13th, 2004

The first known case of vertical Cryptococcus neoformans transmission has been reported.

According to published research from Thailand, "[c]ryptococcal meningitis was diagnosed in a 92-day-old boy who was not HIV-1-infected and who survived after treatment, although with hydrocephalus.

"The mother was HIV-1-infected, delivered prematurely, had peripartum cryptococcal meningitis and died 14 days postpartum," noted S. Sirinavin and coauthors working at Mahidol University's Ramathibodi Hospital in Bangkok. "There was no other possible source for cryptococcal infection in this infant.

"This is believed to be a case of...

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