Cryptococcus gattii Complex Infections in HIV-Infected Patients, Southeastern United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bruner, Kaylee T. ; Franco-Paredes, Carlos ; Henao-Martínez, Andrés F. ; Steele, Gregory M. ; Chastain, Daniel B.
• Description:
  Cryptococcus gattii traditionally infects immunocompetent hosts and causes devastating pulmonary or central nervous system disease. However, this infection rarely occurs in patients infected with HIV. We report 3 cases of HIV-associated C. gattii complex infections in the southeastern United States. Detection of C. gattii in HIV-infected patients in this region warrants increased awareness of this threat to ensure appropriate diagnosis and treatment to optimize patient outcomes.
• Subjects:
  Case Series CME Cryptococcus Cryptococcus Gattii Cryptococcus Gattii Complex Fungi HIV-infected Patients HIV/AIDS And Other Retroviruses Infections Meningitis/encephalitis Synopsis Virus

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(11):1998-2002
• Pubmed ID:
  30334702
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6199986
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Southeastern United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:85b009201e4054e0673c95c3214245f11b2c101e699ada3d766d466d0f435352
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/60402/cdc_60402_DS1.pdf
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