| first reported isolation of cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from a patient in singapore. | cryptococcal meningitis has long been known to afflict immunocompetent patients in singapore. we report the first identification of an isolate of cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from a singaporean resident; this variety can cause invasive disease in the immunocompetent. meningitis in a traveler returning from this area may be cryptococcal. | 2002 | 12149391 |
| cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis in singapore. | we describe here two cases of cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis that occurred in singapore. this variety of cryptococcus neoformans differs from the more widely known c. n. var. neoformans in its ecology and epidemiology. infections with this variety are still rare in singapore. | 2002 | 12058737 |
| primary cutaneous cryptococcosis due to cryptococcus gattii in singapore. | cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection that occurs worldwide. infections caused by cryptococcus (c.) neoformans are commonly associated with immunocompromised patients, while those caused by c. gattii predominantly affect immunocompetent hosts. however, the latter has also been increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients such as those with hiv. cutaneous involvement by c. gattii in immunocompetent patients is a rare manifestation, with only a few cases reported worldwide. c. gatt ... | 2011 | 21808951 |
| clinical and microbiological characteristics of cryptococcosis in singapore: predominance of cryptococcus neoformans compared with cryptococcus gattii. | to describe the clinical features, treatments, outcomes, and subtype prevalence of cryptococcosis in singapore. | 2014 | 25018090 |