Cryptococcus gattii Species Complex as an Opportunistic Pathogen: Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with the Infection

Author:

Yang Dong-Hoon1,England Matthew R.2,Salvator Helene1,Anjum Seher1,Park Yoon-Dong1,Marr Kieren A.3,Chu Laurie A.4,Govender Nelesh P.5ORCID,Lockhart Shawn R.6,Desnos-Ollivier Marie7ORCID,Chen Sharon8,Halliday Catriona8,Kan Alex9,Chen Jianghan10,Wollenberg Kurt R.1,Zelazny Adrian2,Perfect John R.11,Chang Yun C.1,Bennett John E.1,Holland Steven M.1,Meyer Wieland9ORCID,Williamson Peter R.1,Kwon-Chung Kyung J.1

Affiliation:

1. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

2. National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

3. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

4. Kaiser Permanente-Downey Medical Center, Downey, California, USA

5. National Institute for Communicable Diseases and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

7. Pasteur Institute, Paris, France

8. NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

9. The University of Sydney, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia

10. Changzheng hospital, Shanghai, China

11. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Abstract

The C. neoformans and C. gattii species complex causes cryptococcosis. The C. neoformans species complex is known as an opportunistic pathogen since it primarily infects immunocompromised patients. C. gattii species complex has been referred to as a primary pathogen due to its high infection frequency in apparently immunocompetent people.

Funder

HHS | National Institutes of Health

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Virology,Microbiology

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