Cryptococcus gattii infections

SCA Chen, W Meyer, TC Sorrell - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Understanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cryptococcus gattii has been advanced by
modern molecular techniques. C. gattii probably diverged from Cryptococcus neoformans …

Global Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii: An Atlas of the Molecular Types

M Cogliati - Scientifica, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease affecting more than one million people per year
worldwide. The main etiological agents of cryptococcosis are the two sibling species …

[HTML][HTML] The status of cryptococcosis in Latin America

C Firacative, J Lizarazo, MT Illnait-Zaragozí… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal infection caused by the encapsulated yeasts
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii, acquired from the environment. In Latin America, as …

Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii species complex: an international study of wild-type susceptibility endpoint distributions and epidemiological cutoff …

A Espinel-Ingroff, AI Aller, E Canton… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Epidemiological cutoff values (ECVs) for the Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii
species complex versus fluconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole, and voriconazole are not …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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] Ancient Dispersal of the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus gattii from the Amazon Rainforest

F Hagen, PC Ceresini, I Polacheck, H Ma… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Over the past two decades, several fungal outbreaks have occurred, including the high-
profile 'Vancouver Island'and 'Pacific Northwest'outbreaks, caused by Cryptococcus gattii …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of invasive fungal infections in Latin America

J Sifuentes-Osornio, DE Corzo-León… - Current fungal infection …, 2012 - Springer
The pathogenic role of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) has increased during the past two
decades in Latin America and worldwide, and the number of patients at risk has risen …

Large-scale evaluation of the immuno-mycologics lateral flow and enzyme-linked immunoassays for detection of cryptococcal antigen in serum and cerebrospinal fluid

J Hansen, ES Slechta… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcosis is a systemic infection caused by the pathogenic yeasts Cryptococcus
neoformans and C. gattii. Detection of cryptococcal capsular antigen (CrAg) in serum and …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality by cryptococcosis in Brazil from 2000 to 2012: A descriptive epidemiological study

E Alves Soares, MDS Lazera, B Wanke… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Cryptococcosis is a neglected and predominantly opportunistic mycosis that, in
Brazil, poses an important public health problem, due to its late diagnosis and high lethality …