title: Serologic evidence for regional differences in pediatric cryptococcal infection.
abstract: Cryptococcus neoformans is present in areas contaminated with pigeon droppings. Unrecognized infections are hypothesized to occur commonly among immunocompetent individuals. We used serology to estimate prevalence of cryptococcal infection in immunocompetent children from 3 regions. Our results indicate unrecognized cryptococcal infections are extremely common in Bronx children, but uncommon in children from Dutchess County, NY and the Philippines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Wang Yong
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Aharona
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Glatman-Freedman
authors.forename: Josephine Anne Navoa
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Marimel R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Pagcatipunan
authors.forename: Herschel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lessin
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casadevall
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D010679:Philippines / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal