Diagnóstico laboratorial de una micosis sistémica: complejo Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii
Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam; 55 (3), 2021
Results: 19
Cryptococcosis by Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii Species Complexes in non-HIV-Infected Patients in Southeastern Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The clinical manifestations of cryptococcosis are usually associated with the infecting agents Cryptococcus neoformans (CN) and C. gattii (CG) species complexes and the host. In this study, non-HIV-infected patients, at a university hospital in southeastern Brazil, had epidemiolo...
Frequency and geographical distribution of genotypes and mating types of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes in Argentina
Rev. argent. microbiol; 52 (3), 2020
Abstract The aim of this work was to know the frequency and geographical distribution of genotypes and mating types of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes isolated from human infections in Argentina during the period from April 2009 to April 2011. A multicenter study was con...
Fatores de virulência e susceptibilidade a antifúngicos de Cryptococcus Spp
Arq. ciências saúde UNIPAR; 24 (1), 2020
Criptococose é uma doença grave que afeta tanto imunocomprometidos quanto imunocompetentes, com isso analisar a virulência é fundamental para novas terapêuticas. Objetivo: Analisar a capacidade de virulência e susceptibilidade aos antifúngicos de Cryptococcus spp. isolados de líquor de pacientes ...
Antifúngicos/análisis, Criptococosis/virología, Fagocitosis, Melaninas/análisis, Neutrófilos/virología, Preparaciones Farmacéuticas, Ureasa/orina, Factores de Virulencia/análisis, Anfotericina B/análisis, Cryptococcus gattii/virología, Itraconazol, Miconazol, Voriconazol, Agar/análisis, Levaduras/virología, Cryptococcus neoformans/virología, Cápsulas/análisis
Clinical and microbiological characteristics of cryptococcosis at an university hospital in China from 2013 to 2017
Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: This study aims to explore the epidemiology, clinical profile and strain characteristics of cryptococcosis from 2013 to 2017 in a major teaching hospital in China. Methods: Trends in antifungal drug susceptibility of 217 consecutive non-repetitive cryptococcal isolates collected fr...
Antifúngicos/uso terapéutico, China/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Criptococosis/tratamiento farmacológico, Criptococosis/epidemiología, Criptococosis/microbiología, Cryptococcus gattii/efectos de los fármacos, Cryptococcus gattii/genética, Cryptococcus gattii/aislamiento & purificación, Cryptococcus neoformans/efectos de los fármacos, Cryptococcus neoformans/genética, Cryptococcus neoformans/aislamiento & purificación, Genotipo, Hospitales Universitarios/estadística & datos numéricos, Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana, Tipificación de Secuencias Multilocus, Estudios Retrospectivos, Estadísticas no Paramétricas, Factores de Tiempo
Meningoencephalitis and optical neuritis caused by CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII in an immunocompetent patient
Rev. patol. trop; 49 (4), 2020
The following case is of a 59-year-old man, undergoing no medication, with no pathological history or others risk factors, who presented dizziness, fever and asthenia twenty days before admission. The patient was admitted for investigation when the asthenia intensified, followed by seizures. On admission...
Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) of clinical and environmental isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in six departments of Colombia reveals high genetic diversity
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 53 (), 2020
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The average annual incidence of cryptococcosis in Colombia is 0.23 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the general population, and 1.1 cases per 1000 in inhabitants with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). In addition, the causal fungus has been isolated from the environment,...
Antifungal activity of liriodenine on agents of systemic mycoses, with emphasis on the genus Paracoccidioides
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis; 26 (), 2020
Endemic systemic mycoses remain a health challenge, since these opportunistic diseases are increasingly infecting immunosuppressed patients. The simultaneous use of antifungal compounds and other drugs to treat infectious or non-infectious diseases has led to several interactions and undesirable effects....
Meningoencefalitis por Cryptococcus gattii en un paciente pediátrico con cirrosis: Reporte de caso
Univ. salud; 21 (3), 2019
Resumen Introducción: En Colombia, la criptococosis es una infección fúngica invasiva poco frecuente. Objetivo: Reportar el caso clínico de un niño con meningoencefalitis por Cryptococcus gattii que tenía como factor de riesgo una disfunción inmune asociada a cirrosis, un factor de riesgo desc...
Cryptococcus gattii y Strongyloides stercoralis en una secreción respiratoria
Cryptococcus gattii and Strongyloides stercoralis in a respiratory secretion
Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam; 53 (2), 2019