Abstract
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 predominant Vancouver Island genotype. This is the first documented case of human disease by the major Vancouver Island emergence strain acquired within the United States.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Animals
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Cryptococcosis / epidemiology
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Cryptococcosis / transmission*
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Cryptococcus / classification*
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Cryptococcus / genetics
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Cryptococcus / isolation & purification*
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Disease Outbreaks
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Genotype
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Humans
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Male
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Washington / epidemiology
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Zoonoses / epidemiology
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Zoonoses / transmission*