title: Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGIIb infection in Japan.
abstract: This report describes a case of Cryptococcus gattii VGIIb infection of the pulmonary and central nervous systems in an immunocompetent Japanese man with a travel history, and it hypothesizes the place where he was infected with C. gattii using the genotype information.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yarita
authors.forename: Misako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohkusu
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: Masatake
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akamatsu
authors.forename: Hanako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D056285:Cryptococcus gattii / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005838:Genotype; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents