First contemporary case of human infection with Cryptococcus gattii in Puget Sound: evidence for spread of the Vancouver Island outbreak.
We report a case of cryptococcosis due to C. gattii which appears to have been acquired in the Puget Sound region, Washington State. Genotyping confirmed identity to the predominant Vancouver Island genotype. This is the first documented case of human disease by the major Vancouver Island emergence strain acquired within the United States.
Upton
Arlo
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Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Fraser
James A
JA
Kidd
Sarah E
SE
Bretz
Camille
C
Bartlett
Karen H
KH
Heitman
Joseph
J
Marr
Kieren A
KA
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*