Molecular characterisation of the causative agents of Cryptococcosis in patients of a tertiary healthcare facility in the state of Amazonas‐Brazil

AKL Freire, A dos Santos Bentes, I de Lima Sampaio… - Mycoses, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
As there are four major molecular types of Cryptococcus neoformans (VNI, VNII, VNIII and
VNIV) and four molecular types of Cryptococcus gattii (VGI, VGII, VGIII and VGIV), it is …

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 …

Primary endemic Cryptococcosis gattii by molecular type VGII in the state of Pará, Brazil

WRA dos Santos, W Meyer, B Wanke… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
In order to study the infectious agents causing human disseminated cryptococcosis in the
state of Pará, North Brazil, 56 isolates of Cryptococcusspp.(54 isolated from cerebral spinal …

Genotypes of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii as agents of endemic cryptococcosis in Teresina, Piauí (northeastern Brazil)

LMS Martins, B Wanke, MS Lazéra, L Trilles… - Memorias do Instituto …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
Throughout Brazil, Cryptococcus neoformans is the cause of cryptococcosis, whereas
Cryptococcus gattii is endemic to the northern and northeastern states. In this study, the …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of cryptococcosis and the characterization of Cryptococcus neoformans isolated in a Brazilian University Hospital

PADF Aguiar, RS Pedroso, AS Borges… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis, a systemic disease caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans/
Cryptococcus gattii is more severe in immunocompromised individuals. This study aimed to …

Molecular types of Cryptococcus species isolated from patients with cryptococcal meningitis in a Brazilian tertiary care hospital

F Wirth, MI Azevedo, LZ Goldani - Brazilian Journal of Infectious …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
There are limited data on the molecular epidemiology of cryptococcosis in Brazil. Here, we
report on the identification of the molecular pattern of the Cryptococcus species that caused …

Characterization of clinical isolates of the Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii species complex from the Amazonas State in Brazil

BK Da Silva, AK Freire, ADS Bentes… - Revista Iberoamericana …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The differentiation and classification of pathogenic Cryptococcus species
provides useful data for epidemiological studies and for the clinical diagnosis and treatment …

Cryptococcal meningitis in non-HIV patients in the State of Amazonas, Northern Brazil

SB Pinheiro, ES Sousa, ACA Cortez… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal infection caused by the Cryptococcus
neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex. Most cases are recorded in patients …

Genotypic analysis of clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from Brazil reveals the presence of VNB isolates and a correlation with biological …

LE Andrade-Silva, K Ferreira-Paim, TB Ferreira… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcal infections are mainly caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans
species complex (molecular types VNI, VNII, VNB, VNIV and the AD hybrid VNIII). PCR of the …

First Molecular Typing of Cryptococcemia-Causing Cryptococcus in Central-West Brazil

RA de Sousa Tsujisaki, AMM Paniago… - Mycopathologia, 2013 - Springer
Molecular epidemiology studies on cryptococcemia are limited. This study aimed to describe
the clinical features of patients with bloodstream infections by Cryptococcus sp. in a public …