Isolation of saprophytic Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans in Kinshasa, Zaïre

D Swinne; K Kayembe; M Niyimi

Isolation of saprophytic Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans in Kinshasa, Zaïre

D Swinne
, K Kayembe
, M Niyimi

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Abstract

Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans, which is responsible for cryptococcosis associated with AIDS (CN + AIDS) in Kinshasa, was isolated outdoors from pigeon and chicken excreta and indoors from air and dust collected in houses of CN + AIDS patients and also in houses of apparently healthy persons. It is shown for the first time that cockroaches may harbour the yeast in their digestive tract. Our results indicate that contact with saprophytic C. neoformans var. neoformans, which constitutes the source of infection, is probably more common than generally accepted.

Original language	English
Journal	Annales de la Société Belge de Médecine Tropicale
Volume	66
Pages (from-to)	57-61
ISSN	0365-6527
Publication status	Published - 1986

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus neoformans
Isolation
Purification
Soil
Air
Feces
Cockroaches
Mycology
Congo-Kinshasa
Africa-Central

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Isolation of saprophytic Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans in Kinshasa, Zaïre

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