Fatal Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in an HIV-positive patient in Barranquilla, Colombia
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; 59: e34, 2017.
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in En
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| ID: biblio-842787
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Cryptococcosis is a major invasive fungal disease related worldwide with the AIDS population. New reports of HIV/AIDS cases to the national public health surveillance system (SIVIGILA) in Colombia have shown that there is a growing community at risk of contracting cryptococcosis throughout the country who do not have access to ART. Even though the most prevalent species Cryptococcus neoformans is mainly associated with the HIV population, we report a fatal case of cryptococcosis in an AIDS patient in Barranquilla, associated with Cryptococcus gattii VGI, isolated from blood culture.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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Cryptococcosis
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Cryptococcus gattii
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Colombia
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Country of publication:
Brazil