Cryptococcus tetragattii Meningitis Associated with Travel, Taiwan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Africa Ao Y Chen C-H Cryptococcus Cryptococcus Tetragattii Cryptococcus Tetragattii Meningitis Associated With Travel, Taiwan Et Al. Cryptococcus Tetragattii Meningitis Associated With Travel Fungi Hsih W-H Humans Letter Lin K-H Lin Y-T Meningitis Meningitis, Cryptococcal Meningitis/encephalitis Research Letter Suggested Citation For This Article: Wu P-H Taiwan Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Feb [date Cited]. Https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221425

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(2):447-448
• Pubmed ID:
  36692971
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9881798
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha256:cef0afc4f18802196afedf414b823436c54d99b22fc3c3fb1b032e2e7329c5b8
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