Editing Cryptococcus neoformans (section)

=== AIDS ===
[[Fungal meningitis]] and [[encephalitis]] are frequently associated with [[HIV/AIDS|HIV]]-positive patients with low [[T cell|T-cell]] counts. ''C. neoformans'' is one of the illnesses that definitionally marks the point at which a person with HIV may be considered to have [[AIDS-defining clinical condition|AIDS]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-05 |title=Appendix A: AIDS-Defining Conditions |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5710a2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101034823/https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5710a2.htm |archive-date=2025-01-01 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=cdc.gov}}</ref> Infections with this fungus were thought to be rare in people with fully functioning immune systems, hence ''C. neoformans'' is often referred to as an opportunistic pathogen.<ref name="Buchanan" /> However, a study from 2024 done in Australia and New Zealand showed the vast majority of recorded infections to be in non-HIV patients.<ref name=":1" />