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Projecting Global Occurrence of Cryptococcus gattii
Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans cause pulmonary and systemic cryptococcosis. Recently, C. gattii was recognized as a distinct pathogen of humans and animals. We analyzed information from 400 publications (1948–2008) to examine whether the fungus occurs globally. Known distribution of C. gattii...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874352/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20031037 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1601.090369 |
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description | Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans cause pulmonary and systemic cryptococcosis. Recently, C. gattii was recognized as a distinct pathogen of humans and animals. We analyzed information from 400 publications (1948–2008) to examine whether the fungus occurs globally. Known distribution of C. gattii is possibly limited because specialized reagents for differentiation from C. neoformans are not readily available and not always used, and environmental surveys are patchy. However, autochthonous reports of C. gattii cryptococcosis have now been recognized from tropical and temperate regions. An ongoing outbreak in western Canada strengthens the case that the range of the pathogen has expanded. A few studies have highlighted differences in cryptococcosis between C. gattii and C. neoformans. More than 50 tree species have yielded C. gattii especially from decayed hollows suggesting a possible ecologic niche. This pathogen merits more attention so its environmental occurrence and role in cryptococcosis can be accurately determined. |
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spelling | pubmed-28743522010-05-26 Projecting Global Occurrence of Cryptococcus gattii Springer, Deborah J. Chaturvedi, Vishnu Emerg Infect Dis Synopsis Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans cause pulmonary and systemic cryptococcosis. Recently, C. gattii was recognized as a distinct pathogen of humans and animals. We analyzed information from 400 publications (1948–2008) to examine whether the fungus occurs globally. Known distribution of C. gattii is possibly limited because specialized reagents for differentiation from C. neoformans are not readily available and not always used, and environmental surveys are patchy. However, autochthonous reports of C. gattii cryptococcosis have now been recognized from tropical and temperate regions. An ongoing outbreak in western Canada strengthens the case that the range of the pathogen has expanded. A few studies have highlighted differences in cryptococcosis between C. gattii and C. neoformans. More than 50 tree species have yielded C. gattii especially from decayed hollows suggesting a possible ecologic niche. This pathogen merits more attention so its environmental occurrence and role in cryptococcosis can be accurately determined. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2874352/ /pubmed/20031037 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1601.090369 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Synopsis Springer, Deborah J. Chaturvedi, Vishnu Projecting Global Occurrence of Cryptococcus gattii |
title | Projecting Global Occurrence of Cryptococcus gattii |
title_full | Projecting Global Occurrence of Cryptococcus gattii |
title_fullStr | Projecting Global Occurrence of Cryptococcus gattii |
title_full_unstemmed | Projecting Global Occurrence of Cryptococcus gattii |
title_short | Projecting Global Occurrence of Cryptococcus gattii |
title_sort | projecting global occurrence of cryptococcus gattii |
topic | Synopsis |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874352/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20031037 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1601.090369 |
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