Cryptococcus bacillisporus (VGIII) Meningoencephalitis Acquired in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Thompson, Luis and Porte, Lorena and Díaz, Violeta and Díaz, María Cristina and Solar, Sebastián and Valenzuela, Pablo and Norley, Nicole and Pires, Yumai and Carreño, Fernando and Valenzuela, Sergio and Shabani, Rukmane and Rickerts, Volker and Weitzel, Thomas (2021) Cryptococcus bacillisporus (VGIII) Meningoencephalitis Acquired in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Journal of Fungi, 7 (1). p. 55. ISSN 2309-608X

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7010055

Abstract

We describe a case of chronic meningoencephalitis with hydrocephalus caused by Cryptococcus bacillisporus (VGIII) in an immunocompetent patient from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. This first report of a member of the Cryptococcus gattii species complex from Bolivia suggests that C. bacillisporus (VGIII) is present in this tropical region of the country and complements our epidemiological and clinical knowledge of this group of emerging fungal pathogens in South America.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	fungal infections; cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus gattii complex; epidemiology; South America
Subjects:	STM Repository > Biological Science
Depositing User:	Managing Editor
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2024 05:00
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2024 05:00
URI:	http://classical.goforpromo.com/id/eprint/1303

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