Cryptococcus tetragattii Meningitis Associated with Travel, Taiwan

Cryptococcus tetragattii Meningitis Associated with Travel, Taiwan

Meningitis caused by Cryptococcus tetragattii fungus is rare and has been found in specific geographic regions. We report a case of meningitis caused by C. tetragattii (molecular type VGIV) in an immunocompetent patient in Taiwan. The patient had traveled to Egypt and was positive for granulocyte-ma...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2023-02, Vol.29 (2), p.447-448
Hauptverfasser: Wu, Pin-Han, Chen, Chih-Hao, Lin, Yu-Tzu, Ao, Yu, Lin, Kuo-Hsi, Hsih, Wen-Hsin, Chou, Chia-Huei, Chi, Chih-Yu, Ho, Mao-Wang, Hsueh, Po-Ren
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Sprache:eng
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Africa
Antibodies
Antigens
Case studies
Causes of
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 vaccines
Cryptococcal meningitis
Cryptococcus
Cryptococcus tetragattii
Epidemiology
Fungi
Granulocytes
Hepatitis
Humans
Immunocompetence
Infections
Ions
Letter
Meningitis
Meningitis Associated with Travel, Taiwan
Meningitis, Cryptococcal - diagnosis
Meningitis, Cryptococcal - drug therapy
meningitis/encephalitis
Patients
Research Letter
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Zusammenfassung:Meningitis caused by Cryptococcus tetragattii fungus is rare and has been found in specific geographic regions. We report a case of meningitis caused by C. tetragattii (molecular type VGIV) in an immunocompetent patient in Taiwan. The patient had traveled to Egypt and was positive for granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibody.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2902.221425