[HTML][HTML] Indoor dust as a source of virulent strains of the agents of cryptococcosis in the Rio Negro Micro-Region of the Brazilian Amazon

F Brito-Santos, L Trilles, C Firacative, B Wanke… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis, a potentially fatal mycosis in humans, is acquired via exposure to
exogenous environmental sources. This study aimed to investigate the frequency, genetic …

Genotipagem de Cryptococcus neoformans e C. gattii isolados de poeira domiciliar e avaliação da susceptibilidade a antifúngicos e da presença do antígeno em …

GSB Alves - 2016 - tede.ufam.edu.br
Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis caused by the inhalation of resected propagules of
Cryptococcus fungus. The two main species that cause disease are Cryptococcus …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii VGII from Indoor Dust from Typical Wooden Houses in the Deep Amazonas of the Rio Negro Basin

F Brito-Santos, GG Barbosa, L Trilles, MM Nishikawa… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcosis is a human fungal infection of significant mortality and morbidity, especially
in the meningoencephalitis form. Cryptococcosis is distributed worldwide and its agents, C …

Cryptococcus gattii VGII isolated from native forest and river in Northern Brazil

A dos Santos Bentes, B Wanke… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Cryptococcosis is a global invasive mycosis associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. In the northern region of Brazil, this disease is caused by …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of Cryptococcus neoformans isolated from urban environmental sources in Goiânia, Goiás State, Brazil

CCBA Kobayashi, LKH Souza… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes
meningoencephalitis as the most frequent clinical presentation in immunocompromised …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcosis in Atlántico, Colombia: an approximation of the prevalence of this mycosis and the distribution of the etiological agent in the environment

MC Noguera, P Escandón… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Cryptococcosis is an invasive disease acquired by inhalation
of infectious propagules from the environment. Currently, compulsory notification of the …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcus neoformans strains isolated from church towers in Rio de Janeiro City, RJ, Brazil

FA Baroni, CR Paula, ÉG Silva, FC Viani… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2006 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis has been a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with Aids.
Many reservoirs of the agent Cryptococcus neoformans have been reported, but the ecology …

Molecular typing of environmental Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii species complex isolates from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

GSB Alves, AKL Freire, AS Bentes, JFS Pinheiro… - Mycoses, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the main causative agents of
cryptococcosis, a systemic fungal disease that affects internal organs and skin, and which is …

Cryptococcus neoformans isolated from human dwellings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: an analysis of the domestic environment of AIDS patients with and without …

LFC Passoni, B Wanke, MM Nishikawa… - Medical …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
One hundred and fifty-four human dwellings in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil were studied. A total of 824 samples of indoor dust, outdoor soil and avian droppings …

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 …