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Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in New England.

Publication ,  Journal Article
McCulloh, RJ; Phillips, R; Perfect, JR; Byrnes, EJ; Heitman, J; Dufort, E
Published in: Pediatr Infect Dis J
December 2011

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.

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Published In

Pediatr Infect Dis J

DOI

EISSN

1532-0987

Publication Date

December 2011

Volume

30

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1111 / 1114

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Pediatrics
  • New England
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Meningitis, Cryptococcal
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal
  • Humans
  • Genotype
 

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McCulloh, R. J., Phillips, R., Perfect, J. R., Byrnes, E. J., Heitman, J., & Dufort, E. (2011). Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in New England. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 30(12), 1111–1114. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31822d14fd
McCulloh, Russell J., Raina Phillips, John R. Perfect, Edmond J. Byrnes, Joseph Heitman, and Elizabeth Dufort. “Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in New England.Pediatr Infect Dis J 30, no. 12 (December 2011): 1111–14. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31822d14fd.
McCulloh RJ, Phillips R, Perfect JR, Byrnes EJ, Heitman J, Dufort E. Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in New England. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Dec;30(12):1111–4.
McCulloh, Russell J., et al. “Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in New England.Pediatr Infect Dis J, vol. 30, no. 12, Dec. 2011, pp. 1111–14. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e31822d14fd.
McCulloh RJ, Phillips R, Perfect JR, Byrnes EJ, Heitman J, Dufort E. Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in New England. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Dec;30(12):1111–1114.

Published In

Pediatr Infect Dis J

DOI

EISSN

1532-0987

Publication Date

December 2011

Volume

30

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1111 / 1114

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Pediatrics
  • New England
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Meningitis, Cryptococcal
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal
  • Humans
  • Genotype