| role of birds of prey as carriers and spreaders of cryptococcus neoformans and other zoonotic yeasts. | in the last 20 years, cases of human cryptococcosis, have increased in immunocompromised patients. in several instances, the cases have been associated with the exposure of the patients to bird droppings. in order to investigate birds of prey as potential carriers and spreaders of cryptococcus neoformans and other yeasts of importance in human infections, 182 swab samples were collected from the cloacae of several species of birds of prey (group i) and 32 faecal samples from aviaries in which th ... | 2006 | 16966165 |