title: Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in New England.
abstract: Cryptococcus gattii is a known, emerging infectious disease pathogen predominantly in the Pacific Northwest, the United States, and British Columbia, Canada. We report a case of an immunocompetent adolescent from New England who had severe pulmonary and central nervous system infection caused by the VGI genotype of C. gattii.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA. rmcculloh@lifespan.org
authors.forename: Russell J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McCulloh
authors.forename: Raina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Perfect
authors.forename: Edmond J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Byrnes
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heitman
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dufort
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D056285:Cryptococcus gattii / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D009511:New England; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents