Cryptococcus gattii Infections in Multiple States Outside the US Pacific Northwest

Cryptococcus gattii Infections in Multiple States Outside the US Pacific Northwest

Clonal VGII subtypes (outbreak strains) of Cryptococcus gattii have caused an outbreak in the US Pacific Northwest since 2004. Outbreak-associated infections occur equally in male and female patients (median age 56 years) and usually cause pulmonary disease in persons with underlying medical conditi...

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Main Authors: Julie R. Harris, Shawn R. Lockhart, Gail Sondermeyer, Duc J. Vugia, Matthew B. Crist, Melissa Tobin D’Angelo, Brenda Sellers, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Monear Makvandi, Chad Smelser, John Greene, Danielle Stanek, Kimberly Signs, Randall J. Nett, Tom Chiller, Benjamin J. Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cryptococcus
gattii
meningitis
pneumonia
fungal
fungi
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0441_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0441_article

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