[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis in China

W Fang, Z Fa, W Liao - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Cryptococcosis is a significant invasive fungal infection with noteworthy morbidity and
mortality, primarily caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. In China …

Cryptococcosis in China (1985–2010): review of cases from Chinese database

C Yuchong, C Fubin, C Jianghan, W Fenglian, X Nan… - Mycopathologia, 2012 - Springer
Background Cryptococcosis is a potential fatal disease, especially in immunocompromised
patients. In China, the profile of cryptococcosis is unclear. Therefore, we summarize the …

Microbiological, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with cryptococcosis in Taiwan, 1997–2010

HK Tseng, CP Liu, MW Ho, PL Lu, HJ Lo, YH Lin… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Among members of Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii species
complex, C. neoformans is distributed worldwide whereas C. gattii is considered to be more …

Microbiological, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics of patients with cryptococcal meningitis at a tertiary hospital in China: a 6-year retrospective analysis

Y Li, M Zou, J Yin, Z Liu, B Lu - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcal meningitis, mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii species
complexes, is a lethal infection in both immunosuppressive and immunocompetent …

Comparative genomics of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii associated with meningitis in HIV infected and uninfected patients in Vietnam

JN Day, S Qihui, LT Thanh, PH Trieu… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The vast burden of cryptococcal meningitis occurs in immunosuppressed patients, driven by
HIV, and is caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii. We previously reported …

Genotype and mating type analysis of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii isolates from China that mainly originated from non-HIV-infected patients

X Feng, Z Yao, D Ren, W Liao, J Wu - FEMS yeast research, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis has been reported to be mostly associated with non-HIV-related patients in
China. However, little is known about the molecular characteristics of clinical isolates from …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Species Complexes in Latin America: A Map of Molecular Types, Genotypic Diversity, and Antifungal …

C Firacative, W Meyer, E Castañeda - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis, a potentially fatal mycosis, is caused by members of the Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes. In Latin America, cryptococcal …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and microbiological characteristics of cryptococcosis in Singapore: predominance of Cryptococcus neoformans compared with Cryptococcus gattii

M Chan, D Lye, MK Win, A Chow, T Barkham - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe the clinical features, treatments, outcomes, and subtype prevalence
of cryptococcosis in Singapore. Methods All patients with laboratory confirmed cryptococcal …

[HTML][HTML] Predominance of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii multilocus sequence type 5 and emergence of isolates with non-wild-type minimum inhibitory …

X Fan, M Xiao, S Chen, F Kong, HT Dou… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2016 - Elsevier
There are few data on the molecular epidemiology of cryptococcosis in China. Here we
investigated the species distribution, molecular types and antifungal susceptibilities of 312 …

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 …