Fatal Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in an HIV-positive patient in Barranquilla, Colombia

MC Noguera, P Escandón… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis is a major invasive fungal disease related worldwide with the AIDS
population. New reports of HIV/AIDS cases to the national public health surveillance system …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological, Clinical and Outcome Aspects of Patients with Cryptococcosis Caused by Cryptococcus gattii from a Non-endemic Area of Brazil

AH Damasceno-Escoura, ML de Souza… - Mycopathologia, 2019 - Springer
Cryptococcosis by Cryptococcus gattii occurs mainly in immunocompetent hosts, however,
during the last decades, a growing number of cases in immunocompromised individuals …

Fatal Cryptococcus gattii genotype AFLP6/VGII infection in a HIV‐negative patient: case report and a literature review

OC Favalessa, MS Lázera, B Wanke, L Trilles… - Mycoses, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcus gattii, a species belonging to the Cryptococcus complex which occurs
endemically in tropical and subtropical regions, has been reported as a causative agent of …

First report of cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii sensu stricto VGI in an Ivorian HIV negative patient

V Bellet, FK Kassi, D Krasteva, F Roger… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Cryptococcus gattii species complex is endemic to tropical and subtropical
regions and is described as a causative agent of cryptococcosis in immunocompetent …

Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) of clinical and environmental isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in six departments of Colombia …

N Vélez, P Escandón - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: The average annual incidence of cryptococcosis in Colombia is 0.23
cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the general population, and 1.1 cases per 1000 in …

Retrospective Study of the Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Cryptococcus gattii Infections in Colombia from 1997–2011

J Lizarazo, P Escandón, CI Agudelo… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii is endemic in various parts of the
world, affecting mostly immunocompetent patients. A national surveillance study of …

Cryptococcosis in Atlántico, Colombia: an approximation of the prevalence of this mycosis and the distribution of the etiological agent in the environment

MC Noguera, P Escandón… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Cryptococcosis is an invasive disease acquired by inhalation
of infectious propagules from the environment. Currently, compulsory notification of the …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of cryptococcosis and the characterization of Cryptococcus neoformans isolated in a Brazilian University Hospital

PADF Aguiar, RS Pedroso, AS Borges… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis, a systemic disease caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans/
Cryptococcus gattii is more severe in immunocompromised individuals. This study aimed to …

Prevalence of cryptococcosis in Atlántico, department of Colombia assessed with an active epidemiological search

MC Noguera, P Escandón, M Arévalo… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION Cryptococcosis is the second most frequent cause of opportunistic
infections in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients in Colombia. We aimed to …

Genotypes of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii as agents of endemic cryptococcosis in Teresina, Piauí (northeastern Brazil)

LMS Martins, B Wanke, MS Lazéra, L Trilles… - Memorias do Instituto …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
Throughout Brazil, Cryptococcus neoformans is the cause of cryptococcosis, whereas
Cryptococcus gattii is endemic to the northern and northeastern states. In this study, the …