Cryptococcus tetragattii Meningitis Associated with Travel, Taiwan

Meningitis caused by Cryptococcus tetragattii fungus is rare and has been found in specific geographic regions. We report a case of meningitis caused by C. tetragattii (molecular type VGIV) in an immunocompetent patient in Taiwan. The patient had traveled to Egypt and was positive for granulocyte-ma...

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Autores principales: Wu, Pin-Han, Chen, Chih-Hao, Lin, Yu-Tzu, Ao, Yu, Lin, Kuo-Hsi, Hsih, Wen-Hsin, Chou, Chia-Huei, Chi, Chih-Yu, Ho, Mao-Wang, Hsueh, Po-Ren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9881798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36692971
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221425
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Sumario:Meningitis caused by Cryptococcus tetragattii fungus is rare and has been found in specific geographic regions. We report a case of meningitis caused by C. tetragattii (molecular type VGIV) in an immunocompetent patient in Taiwan. The patient had traveled to Egypt and was positive for granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibody.

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