Zoonotic transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans from a magpie to an immunocompetent patient.

We report a case of cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent female patient with exposure to a pet magpie (Pica pica). Genetically indistinguishable isolates were cultured from the cerebrospinal fluid of the patient and excreta of the bird. Our data strongly suggest zoonotic transmission of Cry...

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Publicado en:Journal of Internal Medicine Vol. 257; no. 4; pp. 385 - 389
Autores principales: Lagrou K, Van Eldere J, Keuleers S, Hagen F, Merckx R, Verhaegen J, Peetermans WE, Boekhout T
Formato: case study diagnostic images pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2005
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