Cryptococcus tetragattii Meningitis Associated with Travel, Taiwan

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

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Cryptococcus tetragattii Meningitis Associated with Travel, Taiwan

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2 2023
By Wu, Pin-Han ; Chen, Chih-Hao ; Lin, Yu-Tzu
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221425

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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
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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.
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Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(2):447-448
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36692971
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PMC9881798
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2
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