First report of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii serotype B from Greece

A Velegraki, VG Kiosses, H Pitsouni, D Toukas… - Medical …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
A plethora of cases of Cryptococcus neoformans infections have been recorded worldwide
in immunocompromised individuals. The number of such cases showed a steady rise before …

Isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from an asian patient in France: evidence for dormant infection in healthy subjects

F Dromer, O Ronin, B Dupont - Journal of Medical and Veterinary …, 1992 - Taylor & Francis
We report the first case of cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in
France. This Cambodian, non-AIDS patient had been living in France for 23 years when he …

Fluconazole-Resistant Cryptococcus Neoformans Var Gattii in an Aids Patient

W Peetermans, H Bobbaers, J Verhaegen*… - Acta Clinica …, 1993 - Taylor & Francis
We describe a case of meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var gattii in an AIDS
patient. The reasons for the observed predominance of C. neoformans var neoformans …

Infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii serotype B in an AIDS patient in India

M Abraham, V Mathews, A Ganesh… - Journal of medical …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogen infecting AIDS patients. However,
infection caused by C. neoformans var. gattii in AIDS patients is reportedly rare. We report …

High prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in tropical and subtropical regions

KJ Kwon-Chung, JE Bennett - … Mikrobiologie und Hygiene. 1. Abt. Originale …, 1984 - Elsevier
The global distribution of 96 clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii among a
total of 725 C. neoformans isolates was investigated. While C. neoformans var. gattii was not …

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis in Singapore

TH Koh, AL Tan, YL Lo, H Oh - Medical mycology, 2002 - academic.oup.com
We describe here two cases of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis that occurred
in Singapore. This variety of Cryptococcus neoformans differs from the more widely known …

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis in an HIV-positive patient: first observation in the United Kingdom

N Bodasing, RA Seaton, GS Shankland, D Kennedy - Journal of Infection, 2004 - Elsevier
We present a case of meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in an HIV-
infected man recently returned from South Africa. We believe this is the first imported case of …

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis in an Australian patient with AIDS

BR Speed, L Strawbridge… - Journal of medical and …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Infection with Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common non-viral opportunistic infection
of the central nervous system in patients with AIDS. The most common clinical manifestation …

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Italy. Note II. Environmental investigation related to an autochthonous clinical case in Apulia.

MT Montagna, MA Viviani, A Pulito, C Aralla… - 1997 - cabidigitallibrary.org
An environmental study was performed after a report of an autochthonous case of meningitis
caused by C. neoformans var. gattii serotype B in Apulia, southern Italy, in an HIV-positive …

Clinical and environmental isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans in Bangkok (Thailand)

P Imwidthaya, P Dithaprasop, C Egtasaeng - Mycopathologia, 1989 - Springer
Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from 13 patients (7 females and 6 males) suffering
from systemic cryptococcosis. Eight patients were suffering from central nervous system …