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Cryptococcus neoformans varieties as agents of cryptococcosis in Brazil.
Mycopathologia. 1992 Sep; 119(3):133-6.M

Abstract

The study of the clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from 83 Brazilian patients with disseminated cryptococcosis showed that 75 were C. neoformans var. neoformans and 8 were var. gattii. Twenty-seven isolates were serotyped; all 19 var. neoformans were serotype A and all 8 var. gattii were serotype B. The correlation of the varieties of C. neoformans with the presence or not of hosts predisposing conditions to the mycosis showed that: (1) cryptococcosis caused by gattii variety occurred in 7 (58.3%) of the 12 nonimmunosuppressed patients, and (2) cryptococcosis caused by neoformans variety occurred in 65 (98.5%) of the 66 AIDS patients and in all 5 patients with other immunosuppressive conditions. The comparison of the distribution of the gattii and neoformans varieties between the nonimmunosuppressed and immunosuppressed patients showed a significant statistical difference (p < 0.01).

Authors+Show Affiliations

Rozenbaum R
Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitarárias, Hospital dos Servidores do Estado, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Gonçalves AJ
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Wanke B
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Caiuby MJ
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Clemente H
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Lazera Mdos S
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Monteiro PC
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Londero AT
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MeSH

Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeBrazilCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansFemaleHumansImmunocompromised HostMale

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

1435954

Citation

Rozenbaum, R, et al. "Cryptococcus Neoformans Varieties as Agents of Cryptococcosis in Brazil." Mycopathologia, vol. 119, no. 3, 1992, pp. 133-6.
Rozenbaum R, Gonçalves AJ, Wanke B, et al. Cryptococcus neoformans varieties as agents of cryptococcosis in Brazil. Mycopathologia. 1992;119(3):133-6.
Rozenbaum, R., Gonçalves, A. J., Wanke, B., Caiuby, M. J., Clemente, H., Lazera, M. d. o. s. . S., Monteiro, P. C., & Londero, A. T. (1992). Cryptococcus neoformans varieties as agents of cryptococcosis in Brazil. Mycopathologia, 119(3), 133-6.
Rozenbaum R, et al. Cryptococcus Neoformans Varieties as Agents of Cryptococcosis in Brazil. Mycopathologia. 1992;119(3):133-6. PubMed PMID: 1435954.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Cryptococcus neoformans varieties as agents of cryptococcosis in Brazil. AU - Rozenbaum,R, AU - Gonçalves,A J, AU - Wanke,B, AU - Caiuby,M J, AU - Clemente,H, AU - Lazera,M dos S, AU - Monteiro,P C, AU - Londero,A T, PY - 1992/9/1/pubmed PY - 1992/9/1/medline PY - 1992/9/1/entrez KW - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome KW - Americas KW - Bacterial And Fungal Diseases--etiology KW - Brazil KW - Demographic Factors KW - Developing Countries KW - Diseases KW - Drugs KW - Examinations And Diagnoses KW - Hiv Infections KW - Infections KW - Information KW - Information Processing KW - Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses KW - Laboratory Procedures KW - Latin America KW - Population KW - Population Characteristics KW - Records KW - Research Methodology KW - Research Report KW - Retrospective Studies KW - Rural Population KW - South America KW - Studies KW - Treatment KW - Urban Population KW - Viral Diseases SP - 133 EP - 6 JF - Mycopathologia JO - Mycopathologia VL - 119 IS - 3 N2 - The study of the clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from 83 Brazilian patients with disseminated cryptococcosis showed that 75 were C. neoformans var. neoformans and 8 were var. gattii. Twenty-seven isolates were serotyped; all 19 var. neoformans were serotype A and all 8 var. gattii were serotype B. The correlation of the varieties of C. neoformans with the presence or not of hosts predisposing conditions to the mycosis showed that: (1) cryptococcosis caused by gattii variety occurred in 7 (58.3%) of the 12 nonimmunosuppressed patients, and (2) cryptococcosis caused by neoformans variety occurred in 65 (98.5%) of the 66 AIDS patients and in all 5 patients with other immunosuppressive conditions. The comparison of the distribution of the gattii and neoformans varieties between the nonimmunosuppressed and immunosuppressed patients showed a significant statistical difference (p < 0.01). SN - 0301-486X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/1435954/Cryptococcus_neoformans_varieties_as_agents_of_cryptococcosis_in_Brazil_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -