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Cryptococcus gattii infection

MedGen UID:
902235
Concept ID:
C3888929
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: C gattii Infection; C gattii Infections; C. gattii Infection; C. gattii Infections; Cryptococcus gattii Infection; Cryptococcus gattii Infections; Infection, C gattii; Infection, C. gattii; Infection, Cryptococcus gattii; Infections, C gattii
SNOMED CT: Cryptococcus gattii infection (715849007); Infection caused by Cryptococcus gatti (715849007)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Barcenas-Morales G, Cortes-Acevedo P, Doffinger R
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2019 Aug;32(4):330-336. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000561. PMID: 31116133Free PMC Article
Chen SC, Korman TM, Slavin MA, Marriott D, Byth K, Bak N, Currie BJ, Hajkowicz K, Heath CH, Kidd S, McBride WJ, Meyer W, Murray R, Playford EG, Sorrell TC; Australia and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group (ANZMIG) Cryptococcus Study
Clin Infect Dis 2013 Aug;57(4):543-51. Epub 2013 May 22 doi: 10.1093/cid/cit341. PMID: 23697747
Perfect JR, Dismukes WE, Dromer F, Goldman DL, Graybill JR, Hamill RJ, Harrison TS, Larsen RA, Lortholary O, Nguyen MH, Pappas PG, Powderly WG, Singh N, Sobel JD, Sorrell TC
Clin Infect Dis 2010 Feb 1;50(3):291-322. doi: 10.1086/649858. PMID: 20047480Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Forrest GN, Bhalla P, DeBess EE, Winthrop KL, Lockhart SR, Mohammadi J, Cieslak PR
Transpl Infect Dis 2015 Jun;17(3):467-76. Epub 2015 May 19 doi: 10.1111/tid.12370. PMID: 25677448
Phillips P, Galanis E, MacDougall L, Chong MY, Balshaw R, Cook VJ, Bowie W, Steiner T, Hoang L, Morshed M, Ghesquiere W, Forrest DM, Roscoe D, Doyle P, Kibsey PC, Connolly T, Mirzanejad Y, Thompson D; British Columbia Cryptococcus gattii Study Group
Clin Infect Dis 2015 May 1;60(9):1368-76. Epub 2015 Jan 28 doi: 10.1093/cid/civ041. PMID: 25632012
Chen SC, Korman TM, Slavin MA, Marriott D, Byth K, Bak N, Currie BJ, Hajkowicz K, Heath CH, Kidd S, McBride WJ, Meyer W, Murray R, Playford EG, Sorrell TC; Australia and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group (ANZMIG) Cryptococcus Study
Clin Infect Dis 2013 Aug;57(4):543-51. Epub 2013 May 22 doi: 10.1093/cid/cit341. PMID: 23697747
Chen SC, Slavin MA, Heath CH, Playford EG, Byth K, Marriott D, Kidd SE, Bak N, Currie B, Hajkowicz K, Korman TM, McBride WJ, Meyer W, Murray R, Sorrell TC; Australia and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group (ANZMIG)-Cryptococcus Study
Clin Infect Dis 2012 Sep;55(6):789-98. Epub 2012 Jun 5 doi: 10.1093/cid/cis529. PMID: 22670042
Perfect JR, Dismukes WE, Dromer F, Goldman DL, Graybill JR, Hamill RJ, Harrison TS, Larsen RA, Lortholary O, Nguyen MH, Pappas PG, Powderly WG, Singh N, Sobel JD, Sorrell TC
Clin Infect Dis 2010 Feb 1;50(3):291-322. doi: 10.1086/649858. PMID: 20047480Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Wang SY, Lo YF, Shih HP, Ho MW, Yeh CF, Peng JJ, Ting HT, Lin KH, Huang WC, Chen YC, Chiu YH, Hsu CW, Tseng YT, Wang LS, Lei WY, Lin CY, Aoh Y, Chou CH, Wu TY, Ding JY, Lo CC, Lin YN, Tu KH, Lei WT, Kuo CY, Chi CY, Ku CL
J Clin Immunol 2022 Nov;42(8):1730-1741. Epub 2022 Aug 10 doi: 10.1007/s10875-022-01341-2. PMID: 35947322
Nakao M, Fujita K, Arakawa S, Hayashi S, Tomita S, Sato H, Muramatsu H
Intern Med 2021 Nov 15;60(22):3635-3638. Epub 2021 May 29 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5866-20. PMID: 34053982Free PMC Article
Barcenas-Morales G, Cortes-Acevedo P, Doffinger R
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2019 Aug;32(4):330-336. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000561. PMID: 31116133Free PMC Article
Chen SC, Slavin MA, Heath CH, Playford EG, Byth K, Marriott D, Kidd SE, Bak N, Currie B, Hajkowicz K, Korman TM, McBride WJ, Meyer W, Murray R, Sorrell TC; Australia and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group (ANZMIG)-Cryptococcus Study
Clin Infect Dis 2012 Sep;55(6):789-98. Epub 2012 Jun 5 doi: 10.1093/cid/cis529. PMID: 22670042
Perfect JR, Dismukes WE, Dromer F, Goldman DL, Graybill JR, Hamill RJ, Harrison TS, Larsen RA, Lortholary O, Nguyen MH, Pappas PG, Powderly WG, Singh N, Sobel JD, Sorrell TC
Clin Infect Dis 2010 Feb 1;50(3):291-322. doi: 10.1086/649858. PMID: 20047480Free PMC Article

Therapy

Nakao M, Fujita K, Arakawa S, Hayashi S, Tomita S, Sato H, Muramatsu H
Intern Med 2021 Nov 15;60(22):3635-3638. Epub 2021 May 29 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5866-20. PMID: 34053982Free PMC Article
Barcenas-Morales G, Cortes-Acevedo P, Doffinger R
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2019 Aug;32(4):330-336. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000561. PMID: 31116133Free PMC Article
Forrest GN, Bhalla P, DeBess EE, Winthrop KL, Lockhart SR, Mohammadi J, Cieslak PR
Transpl Infect Dis 2015 Jun;17(3):467-76. Epub 2015 May 19 doi: 10.1111/tid.12370. PMID: 25677448
Chen SC, Korman TM, Slavin MA, Marriott D, Byth K, Bak N, Currie BJ, Hajkowicz K, Heath CH, Kidd S, McBride WJ, Meyer W, Murray R, Playford EG, Sorrell TC; Australia and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group (ANZMIG) Cryptococcus Study
Clin Infect Dis 2013 Aug;57(4):543-51. Epub 2013 May 22 doi: 10.1093/cid/cit341. PMID: 23697747
Perfect JR, Dismukes WE, Dromer F, Goldman DL, Graybill JR, Hamill RJ, Harrison TS, Larsen RA, Lortholary O, Nguyen MH, Pappas PG, Powderly WG, Singh N, Sobel JD, Sorrell TC
Clin Infect Dis 2010 Feb 1;50(3):291-322. doi: 10.1086/649858. PMID: 20047480Free PMC Article

Prognosis

O'Brien MP, Ford TJ, Currie BJ, Francis JR
J Paediatr Child Health 2019 Aug;55(8):943-947. Epub 2018 Dec 8 doi: 10.1111/jpc.14321. PMID: 30536470
Chen SC, Korman TM, Slavin MA, Marriott D, Byth K, Bak N, Currie BJ, Hajkowicz K, Heath CH, Kidd S, McBride WJ, Meyer W, Murray R, Playford EG, Sorrell TC; Australia and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group (ANZMIG) Cryptococcus Study
Clin Infect Dis 2013 Aug;57(4):543-51. Epub 2013 May 22 doi: 10.1093/cid/cit341. PMID: 23697747
Chen SC, Slavin MA, Heath CH, Playford EG, Byth K, Marriott D, Kidd SE, Bak N, Currie B, Hajkowicz K, Korman TM, McBride WJ, Meyer W, Murray R, Sorrell TC; Australia and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group (ANZMIG)-Cryptococcus Study
Clin Infect Dis 2012 Sep;55(6):789-98. Epub 2012 Jun 5 doi: 10.1093/cid/cis529. PMID: 22670042
Walraven CJ, Gerstein W, Hardison SE, Wormley F, Lockhart SR, Harris JR, Fothergill A, Wickes B, Gober-Wilcox J, Massie L, Ku TS, Firacative C, Meyer W, Lee SA
PLoS One 2011;6(12):e28625. Epub 2011 Dec 14 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028625. PMID: 22194869Free PMC Article
Bromilow J, Corcoran T
Br J Anaesth 2007 Oct;99(4):528-31. Epub 2007 Jul 25 doi: 10.1093/bja/aem208. PMID: 17656353

Clinical prediction guides

Chen SC, Slavin MA, Heath CH, Playford EG, Byth K, Marriott D, Kidd SE, Bak N, Currie B, Hajkowicz K, Korman TM, McBride WJ, Meyer W, Murray R, Sorrell TC; Australia and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group (ANZMIG)-Cryptococcus Study
Clin Infect Dis 2012 Sep;55(6):789-98. Epub 2012 Jun 5 doi: 10.1093/cid/cis529. PMID: 22670042

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