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Cryptococcal Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Man Exposed to a Pet Cockatoo: An Overlooked Zoonosis
Cryptococcus species are commonly isolated in the excreta of birds, but zoonotic transmission has yet to be proven. We report a case of an immunocompetent man with meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii with significant exposure to a pet cockatoo highly suspicious for zoonotic tran...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9491681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36158362 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28122 |