Cryptococcal meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii, serotype C, in AIDS patients in Soweto, South Africa

A S Karstaedt; H H Crewe-Brown; F Dromer

doi:10.1080/mmy.40.1.7.11

Cryptococcal meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii, serotype C, in AIDS patients in Soweto, South Africa

Med Mycol. 2002 Feb;40(1):7-11. doi: 10.1080/mmy.40.1.7.11.

Authors

A S Karstaedt¹, H H Crewe-Brown, F Dromer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. 014alan@chiron.wits.ac.za

PMID: 11860015
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.40.1.7.11

Abstract

We present four patients from South Africa with meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii, serotype C. These are the first patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to be reported with serotype C meningitis.

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
Adult
Cryptococcosis / microbiology*
Cryptococcus neoformans / classification*
Female
Humans
Male
Pneumonia / microbiology*
Serotyping
South Africa