Cryptococcus neoformans, was isolated from 3 of 561 sputum specimens. The fungus was not recovered from 162 samples of saliva or 310 fecal specimens. These data document the rarity of isolation of C. neoformans from human material but establish that it may be a commensal of the human nasopharynx under circumstances.
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