Environmental isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans from an endemic region of HIV-associated cryptococcosis in Thailand.
We successfully isolated Cryptococcus neoformans from chicken faeces in suburban areas of Thailand. C. neoformans was isolated from 36/150 houses (24.0%) in the dry season and 6/150 (4.0%) in the rainy season. All environmental isolates were of serotype A. The high isolation rate of 24% from chicken faeces has never been reported previously. Our environmental study could probably explain the high incidence of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV patients in Thailand.
Kuroki
Misuzu
M
The Second Department of Internal Medicine Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan.
Phichaichumpon
Cheseda
C
Yasuoka
Akira
A
Chiranairadul
Piphat
P
Chosa
Toru
T
Sirinirund
Petchsri
P
Miyazaki
Taiga
T
Kakeya
Hiroshi
H
Higashiyama
Yasuhito
Y
Miyazaki
Yoshitsugu
Y
Ishida
Yutaka
Y
Kohno
Shigeru
S
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012621:Seasons