Genomic epidemiology of a Cryptococcus neoformans case cluster in Glasgow, Scotland, 2018.

doi:10.1099/mgen.0.000537

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Genomic epidemiology of a Cryptococcus neoformans case cluster in Glasgow, Scotland, 2018.

Microbial genomics - 1 Mar 2021

Farrer Rhys A, Borman Andrew M, Inkster Teresa, Fisher Matthew C, Johnson Elizabeth M, Cuomo Christina A

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In 2018, a cluster of two cases of cryptococcosis occurred at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow, Scotland (UK). It was postulated that these cases may have been linked to pigeon droppings found on the hospital site, given there have been previous reports of Cryptococcus neoformans associated with pigeon guano. Although some samples of pigeon guano taken from the site yielded culturable...

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Aged
Animals
Child
Columbidae
Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus neoformans
Feces
Female
Genome, Fungal
Genomics
Genotype
Humans
Male
Phylogeny
Scotland

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PMID: 33620303
DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000537
PMCID: PMC8190611

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