<i>Cryptococcus bacillisporus</i> (VGIII) Meningoencephalitis Acquired in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

<i>Cryptococcus bacillisporus</i> (VGIII) Meningoencephalitis Acquired in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

We describe a case of chronic meningoencephalitis with hydrocephalus caused by <i>Cryptococcus bacillisporus</i> (VGIII) in an immunocompetent patient from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. This first report of a member of the <i>Cryptococcus gattii</i> species complex from Bolivia sugges...

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Main Authors: Luis Thompson, Lorena Porte, Violeta Díaz, María Cristina Díaz, Sebastián Solar, Pablo Valenzuela, Nicole Norley, Yumai Pires, Fernando Carreño, Sergio Valenzuela, Rukmane Shabani, Volker Rickerts, Thomas Weitzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
fungal infections
cryptococcosis
<i>Cryptococcus gattii</i> complex
epidemiology
South America
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/1/55

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