Article
Cryptococcal meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans genotype AFLP1/VNI in Iran: a review of the literature.
Mycoses - 1 Dec 2015
Badali Hamid, Alian Shahriar, Fakhim Hamed, Falahatinejad Mahsa, Moradi Ali, Mohammad Davoudi Mehrnaz, Hagen Ferry, Meis Jacques F
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcal meningitis is the most important opportunistic fungal infection with a high mortality in HIV-patients in less developed regions. Here, we report a case of cryptococcal meningitis in a 49-year-old HIV-positive female due to Cryptococcus neoformans (serotype A, mating-type alpha, genotype AFLP1/VNI) in Sari, Iran. In vitro antifungal susceptibility tests showed MICs of isavuconazole (0.016 μg ml(-1) ),...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antifungal Agents
- Child
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Drug Resistance, Fungal
- Fatal Outcome
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Iran
- Male
- Meningitis, Cryptococcal