Meningitis secondary to Cryptococcus gattii， an emerging pathogen affecting immunocompetent hosts.docVIP

Meningitis secondary to Cryptococcus gattii， an emerging pathogen affecting immunocompetent hosts 　　BACKGROUND： Meningitis continues to be one of the most important infections diagnosed and treated by emergency physicians. Despite the advent of anti-infective therapy， meningitis carries a mortality rate of 20%–40%. In this study， we describe the first reported emergency medicine case of meningitis associated with Cryptococcus gattii to alert providers of this insidious， emerging global pathogen infecting immunocompetent individuals. 　　METHODS： We provided a case report and accompanying review