title: First reported isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from a patient in Singapore.
abstract: Cryptococcal meningitis has long been known to afflict immunocompetent patients in Singapore. We report the first identification of an isolate of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from a Singaporean resident; this variety can cause invasive disease in the immunocompetent. Meningitis in a traveler returning from this area may be cryptococcal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore. micmbt@nus.edu.sg
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chadwick
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barkham
mesh_terms: D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology