Activated dormant Cryptococcus gattii infection in a Dutch tourist who visited Vancouver Island (Canada): a molecular epidemiological approach.
Med Mycol
; 48(3): 528-31, 2010 May.
Article
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| ID: mdl-19824880
ABSTRACT
An ongoing outbreak of Cryptococcus gattii-caused infections, which emerged on Vancouver Island and the Pacific Northwest, has affected more than 200 of the islands' residents, of whom eight died. While C. gattii infections are rarely described in travelers, we report a case of cryptococcosis caused by C. gattii in a patient treated with high dose corticosteroids for systemic lupus erythematosus induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia. She acquired the disease during a visit to Vancouver Island one year before the onset of the symptoms. This indicates that C. gattii may cause a dormant infection that can be activated during treatment with corticosteroids.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Viagem
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Surtos de Doenças
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Criptococose
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Cryptococcus gattii
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Mycol
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda