| cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii among patients with cryptococcal meningitis in mexico. first observations. | a retrospective study of 20 patients with cryptococcal meningitis and their isolated strains was performed. cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans was recovered from 14 (70%) cases, and var. gattii was recovered from six (30%) patients. twelve patients had aids (all carrying var. neoformans), two had other diseases (one with var. neoformans and one var. gattii) and there was no identifiable underlying disease in six (one var. neoformans and five var. gattii). fourteen patients (11 var. neoforma ... | 1996 | 8981772 |