Fatal Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in an HIV-positive patient in Barranquilla, Colombia

Authors

  • María Clara Noguera Universidad Metropolitana
  • Patricia Escandón Instituto Nacional de Salud
  • Elizabeth Castañeda Instituto Nacional de Salud

Keywords:

Cryptococcus gattii VGI, Cryptococcosis, Colombia, Blood culture

Abstract

Cryptococcosis is a major invasive fungal disease related worldwide with the AIDS population. New reports of HIV/AIDS cases to the national public health surveillance system (SIVIGILA) in Colombia have shown that there is a growing community at risk of contracting cryptococcosis throughout the country who do not have access to ART. Even though the most prevalent species Cryptococcus neoformans is mainly associated with the HIV population, we report a fatal case of cryptococcosis in an AIDS patient in Barranquilla, associated with Cryptococcus gattii VGI, isolated from blood culture.

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Published

2017-01-01

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Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Noguera, M. C., Escandón, P., & Castañeda, E. (2017). Fatal Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in an HIV-positive patient in Barranquilla, Colombia. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 59, e34. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/133354