Multilocus sequence typing of Cryptococcus neoformans in non-HIV associated cryptococcosis in Nagasaki, Japan

T Mihara, K Izumikawa, H Kakeya… - …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis is primarily caused by two Cryptococcus species, ie, Cryptococcus
neoformans and C. gattii. Both include several genetically diverse subgroups that can be …

Molecular Epidemiology Reveals Genetic Diversity amongst Isolates of the Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii Species Complex in Thailand

S Kaocharoen, P Ngamskulrungroj… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
To gain a more detailed picture of cryptococcosis in Thailand, a retrospective study of 498 C.
neoformans and C. gattii isolates has been conducted. Among these, 386, 83 and 29 strains …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary cryptococcal infection presenting with multiple lung nodules

TL Basnayake, A Lim, BJ Currie - Respiratory medicine case reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Pulmonary infections from the environmental fungus Cryptococcus gattii (C. gattii) are
notable for cryptococcomas, which are usually solitary and can be very large. As with …

Cryptococcus tetragattii as a major cause of cryptococcal meningitis among HIV-infected individuals in Harare, Zimbabwe

TK Nyazika, F Hagen, JF Meis, VJ Robertson - Journal of Infection, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is commonly caused by Cryptococcus
neoformans, whilst infections with Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato are historically rare …

Cryptococcus gattii: where do we go from here?

J Harris, S Lockhart, T Chiller - Sabouraudia, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Infections caused by the emerging pathogen Cryptococcus gattii are increasing in frequency
in North America. During the past decade, interest in the pathogen has continued to grow …

The emergence of Cryptococcus gattii in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest

KH Bartlett, SE Kidd, JW Kronstad - Current infectious disease reports, 2008 - Springer
An unprecedented emergence of cryptococcal infections in animals and otherwise healthy
humans was recognized in 1999 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcus gattii infections in multiple states outside the US Pacific Northwest

JR Harris, SR Lockhart, G Sondermeyer… - Emerging infectious …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Clonal VGII subtypes (outbreak strains) of Cryptococcus gattii have caused an outbreak in
the US Pacific Northwest since 2004. Outbreak-associated infections occur equally in male …

Cryptococcosis

R Negroni - Clinics in dermatology, 2012 - Elsevier
Cryptococcosis is a systemic fungal infection, caused by encapsulated yeast of the genus
Cryptococcus, C neoformans and C gattii. These environmental microorganisms live in …

Cryptococcosis

M Chayakulkeeree, JR Perfect - Diagnosis and treatment of human …, 2008 - Springer
Cryptococcosis is an infectious disease caused by pathogenic encapsulated yeasts in the
genus Cryptococcus. Currently, two species of these fungi commonly cause disease in …

Antifungal Therapy and Management of Complications of Cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii

SCA Chen, TM Korman, MA Slavin… - Clinical infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. We describe antifungal therapy and management of complications due to
Cryptococcus gattii infection in 86 Australian patients followed for at least 12 months …