Abstract
Cryptococcus gattii is a known, emerging infectious disease pathogen predominantly in the Pacific Northwest, the United States, and British Columbia, Canada. We report a case of an immunocompetent adolescent from New England who had severe pulmonary and central nervous system infection caused by the VGI genotype of C. gattii.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1111-1114 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Cryptococcus gattii
- New England
- cryptococcal meningitis
- genotype VGI
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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McCulloh, R. J., Phillips, R., Perfect, J. R., Byrnes, E. J., Heitman, J., & Dufort, E. (2011). Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in New England. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 30(12), 1111-1114. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31822d14fd