First contemporary case of human infection with Cryptococcus gattii in puget sound: Evidence for spread of the Vancouver Island outbreak

Arlo Upton; James A. Fraser; Sarah E. Kidd; Camille Bretz; Karen H. Bartlett; Joseph Heitman; Kieren A. Marr

doi:10.1128/JCM.00593-07

First contemporary case of human infection with Cryptococcus gattii in puget sound: Evidence for spread of the Vancouver Island outbreak

Arlo Upton, James A. Fraser, Sarah E. Kidd, Camille Bretz, Karen H. Bartlett, Joseph Heitman, Kieren A. Marr

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We report a case of cryptococcosis due to C. gattii which appears to have been acquired in the Puget Sound region, Washington State. Genotyping confirmed identity to the predominant Vancouver Island genotype. This is the first documented case of human disease by the major Vancouver Island emergence strain acquired within the United States.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3086-3088
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	45
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00593-07
State	Published - Sep 2007
Externally published	Yes

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