The status of cryptococcosis in Latin America

C Firacative, J Lizarazo, MT Illnait-Zaragozí… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal infection caused by the encapsulated yeasts
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii, acquired from the environment. In Latin America, as …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Species Complexes in Latin America: A Map of Molecular Types, Genotypic Diversity, and Antifungal …

C Firacative, W Meyer, E Castañeda - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis, a potentially fatal mycosis, is caused by members of the Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes. In Latin America, cryptococcal …

Long-term mortality and disability in cryptococcal meningitis: a systematic literature review

E Pasquier, J Kunda, P De Beaudrap… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the primary cause of meningitis in adults with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and an emerging disease in HIV-seronegative …

Retrospective Study of the Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Cryptococcus gattii Infections in Colombia from 1997–2011

J Lizarazo, P Escandón, CI Agudelo… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii is endemic in various parts of the
world, affecting mostly immunocompetent patients. A national surveillance study of …

MLST and Whole-Genome-Based Population Analysis of Cryptococcus gattii VGIII Links Clinical, Veterinary and Environmental Strains, and Reveals Divergent …

C Firacative, CC Roe, R Malik… - PLoS Neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The emerging pathogen Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening disease in
immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. Of the four major molecular types (VGI …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcosis in Colombian children and literature review

J Lizarazo, P Escandón, CI Agudelo… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcosis is reported in adults and is often acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS)-associated; however, its frequency in children is low. Based on the National Survey …

Cryptococcosis in Colombia: compilation and analysis of data from laboratory-based surveillance

P Escandón, J Lizarazo, CI Agudelo, E Castañeda - Journal of Fungi, 2018 - mdpi.com
The passive and voluntary surveillance of cryptococcosis in Colombia since 1997 has seen
an increasing participating rate, revealing its importance to both in immunosuppressed and …

Cryptococcosis in Atlántico, Colombia: an approximation of the prevalence of this mycosis and the distribution of the etiological agent in the environment

MC Noguera, P Escandón… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Cryptococcosis is an invasive disease acquired by inhalation
of infectious propagules from the environment. Currently, compulsory notification of the …

Prevalence and associated factors of cryptococcal antigenemia in HIV-infected patients with CD4< 200 cells/µL in São Paulo, Brazil: a Bayesian analysis

EV Mimicos, V Fossaluza, CM Picone, CC de Sena… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis is a severe life-threatening disease and a major cause of mortality in people
with advanced AIDS and CD4≤ 100 cells/µL. Considering the knowledge gap regarding the …

[HTML][HTML] Criptococosis meníngea

S Hurtado García, P Quintero-Cusgüen - Acta Neurológica …, 2021 - scielo.org.co
La criptococosis es una enfermedad producida por levaduras encapsuladas que se
adquiere por la inhalación de propágulos infectantes de Cryptoccoccus, principalmente por …