First Reported Isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from a Patient in Singapore
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 40 (8) , 3098-3099
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.40.8.3098-3099.2002
Abstract
Cryptococcal meningitis has long been known to afflict immunocompetent patients in Singapore. We report the first identification of an isolate of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from a Singaporean resident; this variety can cause invasive disease in the immunocompetent. Meningitis in a traveler returning from this area may be cryptococcal.Keywords
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