Prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (Serotype D) and Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (Serotype A) isolates in New York City

J N Steenbergen; A Casadevall

doi:10.1128/JCM.38.5.1974-1976.2000

Prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (Serotype D) and Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (Serotype A) isolates in New York City

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 May;38(5):1974-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.5.1974-1976.2000.

Authors

J N Steenbergen¹, A Casadevall

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.

Abstract

Analysis of 40 New York City Cryptococcus neoformans isolates revealed that 39 were typeable, of which 85 and 12.5% were Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (serotype A) and Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (serotype D), respectively. The prevalence of serotype D isolates in New York City appears to be significantly higher than indicated by previous studies of North American isolates.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Cryptococcus neoformans / classification*
Cryptococcus neoformans / isolation & purification
Humans
Meningitis, Cryptococcal / microbiology*
New York City
Serotyping

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