| clinical and environmental isolates of cryptococcus neoformans in bangkok (thailand). | cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from 13 patients (7 females and 6 males) suffering from systemic cryptococcosis. eight patients were suffering from central nervous system cryptococcosis and 5 were suffering from disseminated cryptococcosis. systemic lupus erythematosus was found to be the common underlying disease in 3 patients. the results of treatment depended on the underlying diseases (7 improved, 6 died). also, 13 isolates of c. neoformans were obtained from feces of 30 pet birds. all ... | 1989 | 2693967 |
| isolation of cryptococcus neoformans from soil contaminated with pigeon droppings in bangkok. | | 1974 | 4618564 |
| occurrence and susceptibilities to disinfectants of cryptococcus neoformans in fecal droppings from pigeons in bangkok, thailand. | cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast that causes meningoencephalitis and deep skin dermatitis in humans and animals. a hygienic strategy using disinfectants on environmental samples can reduce the risk to the public. the objectives were to survey the distribution of c. neoformans in pigeon fecal droppings collected in 11 districts in bangkok during 2011-2012 and to evaluate the efficacy of three commercial disinfectant products (based on potassium monopersulfate, sodium h ... | 2016 | 26596636 |
| molecular epidemiology of cryptococcal genotype vnic/st5 in siriraj hospital, thailand. | despite the strong association between cryptococcus neoformans infection and the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) status of patients globally, most cryptococcosis cases in far east asia occur in non-hiv individuals. molecular epidemiological studies, using multilocus sequence typing (mlst), have shown that more than 95% of cryptococcal strains belong to a specific subtype of vni. however, this association has never been specifically examined in other parts of asia. therefore, in this study, we ... | 2017 | 28323835 |
| detection of cryptococcus neoformans in bird excreta. | we evaluated 14 samples of bird excreta from pigeons, parrots, open billed storks and crows obtained from thirteen places in bangkok and nearby areas between april and july 2004. these bird excreta were examined for cryptococcus neoformans by direct plating method to inspect their ability to grow at 37 degrees c. capsule production was examined by indian ink preparation. they were also tested for urease and phenoloxidase enzymes. cryptococcus neoformans var neoformans was recovered from pigeon e ... | 2006 | 17121304 |
| chronic meningitis in thailand. clinical characteristics, laboratory data and outcome in patients with specific reference to tuberculosis and cryptococcosis. | the charts of 114 consecutive patients with chronic meningitis admitted to a general hospital in bangkok, thailand, between 1993 and 1999 were retrospectively reviewed. the most common causative agents were cryptococcus neoformans (54%) and mycobacterium tuberculosis (37%). hiv and other underlying diseases had a major impact on the presentation of chronic cryptococcal meningitis patients. compared to hiv-negative cryptococcal meningitis patients (21%), hiv-positives (79%) had a significantly lo ... | 2006 | 16254452 |
| fever and human immunodeficiency virus infection as sentinels for emerging mycobacterial and fungal bloodstream infections in hospitalized patients >/=15 years old, bangkok. | to determine the etiology of bloodstream infections (bsis) in hospitalized patients >/=15 years old in thailand, prospectively enrolled, consecutive febrile (>/=38 degrees c) patients were admitted to one hospital during february-april 1997. after a patient history was taken and a physical examination was performed, blood was obtained for comprehensive culture and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing. of 246 study patients, 119 (48%) had bsis, and 182 (74%) were infected with hiv. the 2 mo ... | 1999 | 10353865 |