It has been over a decade since Cryptococcus gattii was first recognized as the causative
organism of an outbreak of cryptococcosis on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. A number …

Cryptococcus gattii has emerged as a human and animal pathogen in the Pacific Northwest.
First recognized on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, it now involves mainland …

Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening infection of the pulmonary and central nervous
systems in hosts with normal immunity and traditionally has been considered to be restricted …

Abstract (See the Editorial Commentary by Marr, on pages 1196–8.) Background.
Cryptococcus gattii (Cg) has caused increasing infections in the US Pacific Northwest (PNW) …

Cryptococcus gattii emerged in North America in 1999 as a human and veterinary pathogen
on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The emergent subtype, VGIIa, and the closely …

We report a case of cryptococcosis due to C. gattii which appears to have been acquired in
the Puget Sound region, Washington State. Genotyping confirmed identity to the …

Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans cause pulmonary and systemic cryptococcosis.
Recently, C. gattii was recognized as a distinct pathogen of humans and animals. We …

Background Cryptococcus gattii infections are being reported in the United States (US) with
increasing frequency. Initially, US reports were primarily associated with an ongoing C. gattii …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are found in distinct environments with
some overlap around different parts of the world. However, no systematic surveys of these …

Cryptococcus gattii recently emerged as the causative agent of cryptococcosis in healthy
individuals in western North America, despite previous characterization of the fungus as a …