Cryptococcosis caused by cryptococcus gattii: 2 case reports and literature review.
Cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus gattii, is a life threatening fungal infection with recently increasing prevalence. C. gattii is a species complex comprising multiple independent species. However, many biological characteristics and clinical features of cryptococcosis due to C. gattii are rela...
| Publicado en: | Medicine Vol. 99; no. 50; pp. 1 - 8 |
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| Formato: | case study research Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
12/11/2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=148192292&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 148192292 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00257974 2S6 jtl: Medicine issn: 00257974 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 12/11/2020 vid: 99 iid: 50 pid: 433 pub: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins place: Baltimore, Maryland artinfo: ui: 148192292 148192292 NLM33327239 148192292 10.1097/MD.0000000000023213 NLM33327239 148192292 ppf: 1 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Cryptococcosis caused by cryptococcus gattii: 2 case reports and literature review. aug: au: Xinying Xue Hui Deng Longting Zhao Xuelei Zang Idorenyin Polycarp Asuquo Mingming Meng Xidong Ma Chong Qin Yao Meng Chongchong Wu Jie Gao Lei Pan Xue, Xinying Deng, Hui Zhao, Longting Zang, Xuelei Asuquo, Idorenyin Polycarp Meng, Mingming Ma, Xidong Qin, Chong affil: Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University. sug: subj: Cryptococcus Central Nervous System Fungal Infections Diagnosis Cryptococcosis Microbiology Cryptococcosis Diagnosis Amphotericin B Administration and Dosage Administration, Intravenous Heterocyclic Compounds Therapeutic Use Amphotericin B Therapeutic Use Treatment Outcomes Central Nervous System Fungal Infections Microbiology Human Antifungal Agents Administration and Dosage Central Nervous System Fungal Infections Cerebrospinal Fluid Antifungal Agents Therapeutic Use Prevalence Spinal Puncture Methods Cryptococcosis Drug Therapy Drug Therapy, Combination Central Nervous System Fungal Infections Epidemiology Middle Age Cryptococcosis Cerebrospinal Fluid Adolescence Immunocompromised Host Immunology Aged Young Adult Treatment Refusal Genotype Female Male Heterocyclic Compounds Administration and Dosage Asians Geographic Factors Adult Recurrence Scales Clinical Assessment Tools Middle Aged: 45-64 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Aged: 65+ years Adult: 19-44 years Female Male ab: Cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus gattii, is a life threatening fungal infection with recently increasing prevalence. C. gattii is a species complex comprising multiple independent species. However, many biological characteristics and clinical features of cryptococcosis due to C. gattii are relatively less well defined. In this paper, we identify two cases of C. gattii infection, and laboratory findings of genotype VGI and VGII in two groups of apparently immunocompetent Chinese individuals respectively. Upon detailed review of all 35 cases of C. gattii infections, it was observed that C. gattii can cause debilitating illness in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. Cryptococcosis due to C. gattii is a serious systemic fungal infection, with pulmonary central nervous system tropism. Epidemiologically, C. gattii infection is not only restricted in tropical and subtropical regions, but also in other geographical settings. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: case study research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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