https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/627958
Title: | Cryptococcus tetragattii Meningitis Associated with Travel, Taiwan | Authors: | 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 PO-REN HSUEH |
Keywords: | Africa; Ao Y; Chen C-H; Cryptococcus tetragattii; Hsih W-H; Lin K-H; Lin Y-T; Suggested citation for this article: Wu P-H; Taiwan; Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Feb [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221425; et al. Cryptococcus tetragattii meningitis associated with travel; fungi; meningitis/encephalitis | Issue Date: | Feb-2023 | Journal Volume: | 29 | Journal Issue: | 2 | Source: | Emerging infectious diseases | Abstract: | 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. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/627958 | ISSN: | 10806040 | DOI: | 10.3201/eid2902.221425 |
Appears in Collections: | 醫學院附設醫院 (臺大醫院) |
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