Cryptococcus genetic diversity and mixed infections in Ivorian HIV patients: A follow up study

FK Kassi, P Drakulovski, V Bellet, F Roger… - PLoS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Genetic diversity analyses were performed by sero-genotyping and multi-locus sequence
typing on 252 cryptococcal isolates from 13 HIV-positive Ivorian patients followed-up for …

Molecular epidemiology reveals genetic diversity among 363 isolates of the Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complex in 61 Ivorian HIV …

FK Kassi, P Drakulovski, V Bellet, D Krasteva… - Mycoses, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcal meningitis is a severe opportunistic infection in HIV‐infected patients. In Ivory
Coast, despite the availability of antiretroviral treatment (ART), this infection is still prevalent …

Cryptococcus neoformans population diversity and clinical outcomes of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis patients in Zimbabwe

TK Nyazika, F Hagen, T Machiridza… - Journal of Medical …, 2016 - microbiologyresearch.org
HIV and cryptococcal meningitis co-infection is a major public health problem in most
developing countries. Cryptococcus neoformans sensu stricto is responsible for the majority …

[HTML][HTML] Genotyping and antifungal susceptibility testing of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from Cameroonian HIV-positive adult patients

S Bertout, P Drakulovski, C Kouanfack… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of meningitis amongst adult Africans
with HIV/AIDS. The widespread use of fluconazole may lead to the emergence of isolates …

Molecular Epidemiology Reveals Low Genetic Diversity among Cryptococcus neoformans Isolates from People Living with HIV in Lima, Peru, during the Pre-HAART …

N van de Wiele, E Neyra, C Firacative, F Gilgado… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis, a mycosis presenting mostly as meningoencephalitis, affecting
predominantly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people, is mainly caused by …

Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from Yaoundé human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients exhibited intra-individual genetic diversity and variation in …

T Kammalac Ngouana… - Journal of medical …, 2016 - microbiologyresearch.org
Cryptococcal meningitis is a dreadful opportunistic fungal infection amongst human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. One complication in the management of the …

MLST reveals a clonal population structure for Cryptococcus neoformans molecular type VNI isolates from clinical sources in Amazonas, Northern-Brazil

DFS Rocha, KS Cruz, CSS Santos, LSF Menescal… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcosis is considered endemic in Amazonas state, occurring more frequently in
individuals with AIDS, who are predominantly infected by Cryptococcus neoformans …

Cryptococcosis in the Amazon: A current overview and future perspectives

MC Pinheiro, DST Dos Reis, MTFM de Brito… - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
The Amazon region or regional Amazon complex includes nine states of Brazil with an area
of around 5.1 million km, which is almost 60% of the country's territory. The sanitary …

Molecular epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from Ugandan AIDS patients

M Pfaller, J Zhang, S Messer, M Tumberland… - … and infectious disease, 1998 - Elsevier
Little is known of the antifungal susceptibility patterns and molecular epidemiology of
Cryptococcus neoformans from tropical regions. We studied 164 clinical isolates of C …

Multilocus sequence typing of serially collected isolates of Cryptococcus from HIV-infected patients in South Africa

M Van Wyk, NP Govender, TG Mitchell… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Patients with cryptococcal meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa frequently relapse following
treatment. The natural history and etiology of these recurrent episodes warrant investigation …