The most common organism amongst the following that causes acute meningitis in an AIDS patient is –
Correct Answer: Cryptococcus neoformans
Description: Cryptococcosis is the predominant cause of fatal fungal infection and causes acute... meningitis in patients with AIDS.
It may occur most common when CD4+ count falls below 200 cells/mm3.
The extra pulmonary cryptococcosis is one of the AIDS defining diseases.
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