Cryptococcus bacillisporus (VGIII) Meningoencephalitis Acquired in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Journal
Journal of Fungi
ISSN
2309-608X
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
María Cristina Díaz
Sebastián Solar
Pablo Valenzuela
Nicole Norley
Fernando Carreño
Sergio Valenzuela
Rukmane Shabani
Volker Rickerts
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
URL Institutional Repository
Abstract
<jats:p>We describe a case of chronic meningoencephalitis with hydrocephalus caused by Cryptococcus bacillisporus (VGIII) in an immunocompetent patient from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. This first report of a member of the Cryptococcus gattii species complex from Bolivia suggests that C. bacillisporus (VGIII) is present in this tropical region of the country and complements our epidemiological and clinical knowledge of this group of emerging fungal pathogens in South America.</jats:p>
Cite this document
Thompson, L., Porte, L., Díaz, V., Díaz, M. C., Solar, S., Valenzuela, P., Norley, N., Pires, Y., Carreño, F., Valenzuela, S., Shabani, R., Rickerts, V., & Weitzel, T. (2021). Cryptococcus bacillisporus (Vgiii) meningoencephalitis acquired in santa cruz, bolivia. Journal of Fungi, 7(1), 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7010055
Subjects
fungal infections
;
cryptococcosis
;
cryptococcus gattii complex
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epidemiology
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south america