Isolation of highly encapsulated Cryptococcus neoformans serotype B from a patient in New York City.
For the first time, Cryptococcus neoformans serotype B was isolated from a patient in New York City, not a region endemic for B/C serotypes. The isolate was morphologically unusual, with cells several times larger in infected tissue than those characteristic of the yeastlike pathogen. This anomaly may be a problem in the identification of similar isolates. Two serotype differentiation media and a slide agglutination test were used for definitive serotype identification.
D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D012703:Serotyping