Open AccessCryptococcus gattii Genotype VGI Infection in New England
Author(s) -
Russell J. McCulloh,
Raina Phillips,
John R. Perfect,
Edmond J. Byrnes,
Joseph Heitman,
Elizabeth Dufort
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0b013e31822d14fd
Subject(s) - cryptococcus gattii , genotype , volunteered geographic information , biology , cryptococcosis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , geography , medicine , immunology , cartography , pathology , genetics , gene
Cryptococcus gattii is a known, emerging infectious disease pathogen predominantly in the Pacific Northwest, the United States, and British Columbia, Canada. We report a case of an immunocompetent adolescent from New England who had severe pulmonary and central nervous system infection caused by the VGI genotype of C. gattii.