Introduction Cryptococcus genus consists of two major pathogenic species of encapsulated yeast, C. neoformans and C. gatti, which are known to cause life-threatening meningoencephalitis in humans, particularly in immunocompromised hosts of any age group (1–5). According to the Fungal Priority Pathogen List (FPPL) published by the World Health Organization (WHO), C. neoformans is one of the critically risky pathogens, while C. gattii is a medium-priority pathogen (6).
