Two cases of cryptococcus gattii infection in the rhesus macaque (Macaca Mulatta)
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DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12497
Abstract: Cryptococcus gattii was diagnosed in two female indoor‐housed rhesus macaques. Gross and histopathologic findings included an isolated pulmonary cryptococcoma in a non‐SIV‐infected macaque and disseminated disease centered on the lungs of an SIV‐infected macaque. Fungal… read more here.
Keywords: rhesus; gattii infection; cryptococcus gattii; two cases ... See more keywords
Cryptococcus gattii infection complicated by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in three apparently immunocompetent children
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DOI: 10.1111/jpc.14321
Abstract: Paediatric Cryptococcus gattii disease is rare, with only two previous cases recorded in the Northern Territory (NT) over the last 54 years. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a recognised complication of C. gattii infection, even… read more here.
Keywords: gattii infection; inflammatory syndrome; infection; cryptococcus gattii ... See more keywords
Adjuvant Curdlan Contributes to Immunization against Cryptococcus gattii Infection in a Mouse Strain-Specific Manner
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10040620
Abstract: The low efficacy and side effects associated with antifungal agents have highlighted the importance of developing immunotherapeutic approaches to treat Cryptococcus gattii infection. We developed an immunization strategy that uses selective Dectin-1 agonist as an… read more here.
Keywords: mice; curdlan; adjuvant curdlan; infection ... See more keywords