CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII GENOTYPE VGI INFECTION IN NEW ENGLAND

被引：19

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

来源：

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL | 2011年 / 30卷 / 12期

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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