Abstract
The yeast Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that can cause meningitis and pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals, especially patients with AIDS/HIV, transplanted and undergoing chemotherapy. In general, Invasive Fungal Infections (IFIs) are difficult to treat, because the antifungals used in the clinic, in addition to being scarce, do not have a high selectiv…