CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII GENOTYPE VGI INFECTION IN NEW ENGLAND

被引:19
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作者
McCulloh, Russell J. [1 ]
Phillips, Raina [1 ]
Perfect, John R. [2 ]
Byrnes, Edmond J., III [3 ]
Heitman, Joseph [3 ]
Dufort, Elizabeth [4 ]
机构
[1] Brown Univ, Rhode Isl Hosp, Div Infect Dis, Providence, RI 02903 USA
[2] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Div Infect Dis, Durham, NC USA
[3] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Mol Genet & Microbiol, Durham, NC USA
[4] Albany Med Ctr, Div Pediat Infect Dis, Albany, NY USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
Cryptococcus gattii; cryptococcal meningitis; genotype VGI; New England; NEOFORMANS VAR GATTII; DISEASE;
D O I
10.1097/INF.0b013e31822d14fd
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Cryptococcus gattii is a known, emerging infectious disease pathogen predominantly in the Pacific Northwest, the United States, and British Columbia, Canada. We report a case of an immunocompetent adolescent from New England who had severe pulmonary and central nervous system infection caused by the VGI genotype of C. gattii.
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页码:1111 / 1114
页数:5
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