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...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Internal Medicine Vol. 257; no. 4; pp. 385 - 389 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | case study diagnostic images pictorial Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Apr2005
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| Sumario: | 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 Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii from a magpie to this patient. |
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