title: Prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (Serotype D) and Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (Serotype A) isolates in New York City.
abstract: Analysis of 40 New York City Cryptococcus neoformans isolates revealed that 39 were typeable, of which 85 and 12.5% were Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (serotype A) and Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (serotype D), respectively. The prevalence of serotype D isolates in New York City appears to be significantly higher than indicated by previous studies of North American isolates.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Steenbergen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casadevall
mesh_terms: D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000382:microbiology*; D009519:New York City; D012703:Serotyping