The most common organism among the following that causes acute meningitis in an AIDS patient is
Cryptococcosis occurs worldwide since the fungus is soil saprophyte and is the commonest systemic mycosis in India. Cryptococcal meningitis is the most serious type of cryptococcal infection seen in AIDS patients compared to others. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus agalactiae
Cryptococcus neoformans
Listeria monocytogenes
mycology