• Tinea capitis is a disease caused by superficial fungal infection of the skin of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes, with a propensity for attacking hair shafts and follicles (see the image below). (medscape.com)
  • Conidiobolomycosis is a rare long-term fungal infection that is typically found just under the skin of the nose, sinuses, cheeks and upper lips. (wikipedia.org)
  • If fever persists 72-96 hours after treatment with broad-spectrum antibacterial antibiotics during neutropenia, invasive fungal infection may be suspected and treated empirically with antifungal agents [ 1 - 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, since the culture methods are insensitive and radiologic findings are nonspecific, the diagnosis of invasive fungal infection remains a challenge [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The uncertainty in disease diagnosis results in under- or over-treatment of invasive fungal infection. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Antigen and/or antibody blood tests are also commonly performed, which confirm the infection based on the body's immune responses. (vin.com)
  • In fungal endocarditis (FE), blood cultures may be persistently positive despite therapy, especially with Candida infection. (medscape.com)
  • Culture of urine, sputum, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, lymph node, and/or bone marrow may offer the only evidence of systemic fungal infection. (medscape.com)
  • Fungal endocarditis (FE) is a rare infection in pediatrics. (medscape.com)
  • Rather, it occurs most frequently in neonates as part of a disseminated fungal infection, in patients following cardiac surgery, and in those who develop an intracardiac thrombus or valvular injury due to the presence of a central venous catheter (CVC). (medscape.com)
  • In pediatric patients, one fourth of fungal endocarditis cases have systemic candidal infection with cardiac involvement. (medscape.com)
  • Fungal endocarditis may complicate intracardiac surgery as well as complicate intrathoracic or systemic fungal infection in those at highest risk. (medscape.com)
  • Controversy exists concerning whether a distant fungal infection can cause palmar pompholyx as an 'id reaction. (health-articles.net)
  • the fungal infections in patients with advanced HIV infection. (pharmapdf.com)
  • The authors also argue that memory B and T cell responses are long-lived in the absence of antigen, but they are modulated and influenced by other infections and that memory B and T cells can either provide protective immunity or contribute to immunopathology on infection with homologous or heterologous viruses. (scielo.br)
  • Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. (cdc.gov)
  • INTRODUCTION - During the past few decades, opportunistic fungal pathogens have become increasingly recognized as a cause of infection in severely ill or immunocompromised patients [ 1,2 ]. (medilib.ir)
  • This report demonstrated that an opportunistic invasive fungal infection may indicate an underlying cellular immune impairment of the host. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Inhalation of fungal arthrospores is the most common mode of infection, and spores may be carried on dust particles. (merckvetmanual.com)
  • Cross-reactivity is a known problem with the EIA antigen test, and cases known to be infected with another fungal infection should not be counted as blastomycosis cases. (cdc.gov)
  • Illness in a person with compelling evidence (e.g., culture, histopathology, seroconversion) of a different fungal infection, such as histoplasmosis or coccidioidomycosis, and meeting only non-confirmatory laboratory criteria for blastomycosis should not be counted as a case of blastomycosis since other fungal infections can cause false positive Blastomyces antigen and antibody test results. (cdc.gov)
  • Age, sex and symptoms, and location of the invasive fungal infection and the causative fungus were analysed. (actaitalica.it)
  • The concept of invasiveness for a fungal infection refers to the potential for fungal hyphae to invade epithelial tissue with potential neural and vascular involvement 1 , 2 . (actaitalica.it)
  • The infection results from rapid spread of fungi from the paranasal sinuses to the adjacent orbits and central nervous system with hyphal invasion of blood vessels, vasculitis with thrombosis, haemorrhage, tissue infarction and acute neutrophilic infiltrates with a necrotising pathological reaction 5 . (actaitalica.it)
  • Conclusions: MALT in the adult lung is abnormal and may form in response to infection, allergens, environmental antigens, particulate exposures, and autoimmunity. (cdc.gov)
  • Thrombocytopenia may be seen with fungal infections in general in the neonate. (medscape.com)
  • Огляд грибкових інфекцій Fungal infections are often classified as either Opportunistic Primary Opportunistic infections are those that develop mainly in immunocompromised hosts. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Focal infections, typically in the lung, sometimes form a fungus ball (aspergilloma), a characteristic growth of tangled masses of hyphae, with fibrin exudate and few inflammatory cells, typically encapsulated by fibrous tissue. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Fungal endocarditis may spread from intrathoracic (particularly pleural-based) infections. (medscape.com)
  • The cord blood sample is tested for bacterial and fungal infections, and the mother's blood is also tested. (planer.com)
  • Cryptococcal infections may be diagnosed by microscopic examination or culture of tissue or body fluids such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or sputum. (whatcomcounty.org)
  • Fluconazole is effective for long-term suppres- tients with 50 or fewer CD4ϩ cells per cubic millimeter sion of many fungal infections, but its effectiveness as pri- than for the patients with higher counts. (pharmapdf.com)
  • Of the 32 invasive cytes per cubic millimeter, but the drug does not reduce fungal infections, 17 were cryptococcosis (2 in the flucon- overall mortality. (pharmapdf.com)
  • Pro- cently, the true incidence of fungal infections was un- phylactic treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia clear, however, and there was no reported experience has been clearly shown to prevent initial episodes, as with primary prophylaxis against serious fungal infec- well as relapse, and to prolong survival.1-4 The effec- tion. (pharmapdf.com)
  • Question 5: Which statement is true about fungal infections? (elitenursingtutors.com)
  • This Osmosis High-Yield Note provides an overview of Opportunistic Fungal Infections essentials. (osmosis.org)
  • Other common causes of fever in the returning traveller include dengue (5%), enteric fever due to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi or Paratyphi (2-7%), skin and soft tissue infections (2-11%), rickettsioses (3%), urinary tract and sexually transmitted infections (2-3%), viral hepatitis (3%), and non-specific viral or mononucleosis-like syndrome (4-25%) 2 - 11 . (canada.ca)
  • Amidst the second wave of COVID-19 in India, an alarming rise in several fungal infections cases of post-COVID patients are an additional cause for concern. (infoshopnetwork.org)
  • If the immune system is weak (immunodeficiency), your pet's ability to fight off disease is compromised or absent, which can expose them to many infections, including bacterial, viral and fungal infections. (dog.com)
  • A genetic predisposition has been identified and, in White populations, localized to a shared epitope in the HLA-DRB1 locus of class II histocompatibility antigens. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Prednisone and prednisolone [ 386 ] act powerfully to suppress the inflammation accompanying a rejection crisis, and also appear to reduce the expression of class II histocompatibility antigens, thus reducing the immunogenicity of the transplant. (nanomedicine.com)
  • Serum Aspergillus galactomannan antigen was elevated in seven of eleven patients (64%) with IFS caused by aspergillosis but negative for all three patients with mucormycosis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Invasive fungal sinusitis (IFS) is a rare disease largely attributable to Aspergillus and Mucor in patients with stem cell transplants and hematological disease [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Recent introduction of serial Aspergillus galactomannan antigen test may provide early evidence of IFS. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore, murine airway CD8 + T cell-responses to aspiration of Aspergillus conidia may be mediated in part by the ability of conidia to germinate in the host lung tissue. (cdc.gov)
  • However, the pathology of Aspergillus -associated invasive disease varies between fungal species. (cdc.gov)
  • Calcium oxalate crystals, probably originating from fungal oxalic acid, are present near hyphae in necrotic tissue, if the infecting species is Aspergillus niger . (drfungus.org)
  • Risk factors and outcomes in hematological patients who acquire invasive fungal sinusitis (IFS) are infrequently reported in the modern medical era. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Water's view plain radiographs do not distinguish invasive fungal sinusitis from chronic allergic sinusitis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to correlate acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFRS) and chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis with underlying diseases, aetiological microorganisms, clinical symptoms, radiological findings, and surgical and medical treatment to determine the subset of patients who require more accurate diagnostic investigation and to prevent irreversible complications. (actaitalica.it)
  • We can categorise invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (IFRS) into three subgroups: acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFRS), chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis and chronic granulomatous invasive fungal rhinosinusitis 3 . (actaitalica.it)
  • Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (IFRS) generally occurs in immunocompromised patients, i.e. those with haematological malignancies or undergoing chemotherapy or allogeneic haematopoietic transplantation, patients with AIDS, and in poorly controlled diabetic patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy 4 . (actaitalica.it)
  • Acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFRS) is defined by a time course of less than 4 weeks' duration, with predominant vascular invasion. (actaitalica.it)
  • bacterial/viral/fungal. (santarosa.edu)
  • CD206 mediates phagocytic and endocytic uptake of fungal, bacterial, protozoan and viral antigens, and plays an important role in immune defense and immune regulation. (fishersci.com)
  • Protective immunity is conferred by antibody to lipopolysaccharide and T-cell-mediated macrophage activation triggered by protein antigens. (cdc.gov)
  • An immunoallergic reaction might be observed, where a local antigen-antibody reaction causes eosinophils and hyaline material to surround the organism. (wikipedia.org)
  • After appropriate heat induced antigen retrieval with BOND Epitope Retrival Solution1 or 2, sections were incubated with the primary monoclonal antibody against the CD68 (clone PGM, ZSBio, China), CD3 and CD4, CMV antigen and HSV antigen (Abcam) respectively. (biomedcentral.com)
  • antigen, antibody, response. (santarosa.edu)
  • From the site of inoculation, the fungal hyphae grow centrifugally in the stratum corneum. (medscape.com)
  • Histopathology for detection of narrow-based budding yeasts in tissue can also be used. (cdc.gov)
  • We aimed to evaluate quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) targeting three protein-coding genes of Histoplasma capsulatum (100-kDa, H and M antigens) for detection of this fungus in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples from patients with proven histoplasmosis. (cdc.gov)
  • To evaluate currently employed methods for whole-genome variant detection and elaborate best practices for fungal pathogens, we compared how 14 independent variant calling pipelines performed across 35 Candida auris isolates from 4 distinct clades and evaluated the performance of variant calling, single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) counts and phylogenetic inference results. (cdc.gov)
  • Detection of antigen from adult Dirofilaria immitis, the causative agent of heartworm disease, by ELISA. (tamu.edu)
  • 13] Ganesan et al performed a review of 192 published cases and reported a 56% overall mortality rate for pediatric fungal endocarditis. (medscape.com)
  • Tests that confirm histoplasmosis include cytology or histopathology to view the fungal organism in tissues and/or fluids. (vin.com)
  • Here we analyzed the histopathology of intestinal detachment tissue from a patient with COVID-19. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The major advantages of histopathology are speed, low-cost, and the ability to provide a presumptive identification of the infecting fungus, as well as demonstrating the tissue reaction. (drfungus.org)
  • The disease is acquired usually by breathing in the spores of the fungus, which then infect the tissue of the nose and paranasal sinuses, from where it slowly spreads. (wikipedia.org)
  • Analysis of tissue sections indicated the presence of germinating spores in the lungs of mice challenged with A. fumigatus , but not A. versicolor . (cdc.gov)
  • The small size of conidia (i.e. asexual spores) of many fungal species allows particles to easily become airborne and inhaled, with a potential for deposition in the terminal airways of the lungs. (cdc.gov)
  • Fungal spores and gram positive cocci but not mycobacteria tuberculosis were identified. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This occurs because of an allergic response to fungal spores which will be breathed in. (infoshopnetwork.org)
  • Occasionally, there is some local invasion of tissue at the periphery of the cavity, but usually the fungus just resides within the cavity with no appreciable local invasion. (msdmanuals.com)
  • While some of these are special fungal stains, others are of more general use but still help to observe the tissue reactions and/or the infecting fungus. (drfungus.org)
  • Thus, a combination of GMS and H&E is usually employed to visualize both the tissue reaction and the infecting fungus. (drfungus.org)
  • Blood samples of patients are tested for antibodies specific and antigens specific to the fungus. (infoshopnetwork.org)
  • Diagnosis can also be made through a tissue biopsy, in which a small sample of affected tissue is taken from the body and examined under a microscope or by culture where the fungus can be grown from the sample on special nutrient plates. (cdc.gov)
  • Differential diagnosis includes soft tissue tumors. (wikipedia.org)
  • Histoplasma organisms are usually numerous in affected tissues, and a definitive diagnosis can often be made by fine-needle aspiration and exfoliative cytology. (msdvetmanual.com)
  • Achieving a successful histopathologic diagnosis begins with selection of the tissue sample to be examined. (drfungus.org)
  • An understanding of the different types of fungal sinusitis and knowledge of their features play a crucial role in reaching prompt diagnosis and initiation of appropriate therapy, which is essential to avoid a protracted or fatal outcome. (actaitalica.it)
  • Diagnosis of Valley Fever can be made by looking for Coccidioides antibodies or antigens in blood or other body fluids. (cdc.gov)
  • Such chronic injury is usually mediated by anti-human leukocyte antigen antibodies. (medscape.com)
  • Although advances in tissue typing and cross-match testing have helped to deter severe transplant rejection, rejection may result from direct cellular attack (cellular rejection) or be mediated by antibodies (humoral rejection). (medscape.com)
  • Urine for Histoplasma antigen may be positive. (medscape.com)
  • Biopsy or operative specimens should be cultured and special stains should be used to reveal acute and chronic inflammation and/or fungal elements. (medscape.com)
  • Methods Retrospective review of morphologic, microbiologic and flow cytometric evaluations done on bronchioalveolar lavages (BAL), pleural effusions, and tissue biopsy specimens from post CAR T-cell adult patients with respiratory complications at our institution from March 2013 to January 2020. (bmj.com)
  • Results Thirteen cases with BAL, 8 cases with biopsy (including lymph node and lung tissue) and 5 cases with pleural effusion are reviewed. (bmj.com)
  • A lung biopsy can even be performed, where a tissue sample is surgically obtained from the lungs and studied. (infoshopnetwork.org)
  • Furthermore, translocation of immune cells from one anatomical compartment to another, i.e., the gut-lung axis via the lymphatics or blood has been identified as an important factor in perpetrating systemic inflammation, tissue destruction, as well as modulating host-protective immune responses. (frontiersin.org)
  • Data are too limited to document the incidence of fungal endocarditis in the developing world. (medscape.com)
  • Ribosomal RNA analyses demonstrated presence of additional bacterial and fungal species not identified with culture. (cdc.gov)
  • We hypothesized that T helper type 2 (Th2) disorders, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) would have VD(3) deficiencies, resulting in increased mature dendritic cells (DCs) and bone erosion. (keyopinionleaders.com)
  • BACKGROUND: Local tissue production of antigen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) has been shown in patients with allergic rhinitis and in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps. (keyopinionleaders.com)
  • In allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS), specific IgE has been established in nasal lavage fluid and eosinophilic mucin. (keyopinionleaders.com)
  • Intradermal skin testing - intradermal skin testing involves injecting miniscule doses of antigen into the skin and observing for a "wheal" to develop corresponding to an allergic response. (gulfanimalhospital.com)
  • 13. Describe fungal diseases that affect the oral cavity. (santarosa.edu)
  • Histologic lesions are generally granulomatous inflammation with intralesional yeasts in affected tissues. (msdvetmanual.com)
  • Fungal culture for yeasts and moulds- all specimens except swabs and sputum. (sctimst.ac.in)
  • The organism grows in a yeast form in tissues and in cultures at 37°C. (msdvetmanual.com)
  • The binding of these haptens to tissue receptor sites may initiate pompholyx. (health-articles.net)
  • 2017. Genetic variants related to disease susceptibly and immunotolerance in the Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines (DARC, FY) gene in the black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus, Primates). (fordham.edu)
  • Background Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is an immunotherapy which uses genetically modified T cells engineered to express CARs to recognize and kill cells that harbor specific antigens. (bmj.com)
  • Moreover, riboflavin and flavins could produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) when exposed to light, inducing oxidative damage in cells and tissues, and thus are excellent natural photosensitizers. (bioseek.eu)
  • Efficient recognition of foreign pathogens by T cells requires adhesive interactions between T cells and other cell types, such as endothelial cells and antigen-presenting cells (APCs), and with components of the extracellular matrix. (scielo.br)
  • Lymphocytes that infiltrate the synovial tissue are primarily CD4 + T cells. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Thus, the local immunological milieu in tissue compartments forms the nature and magnitude of the host responses, i.e., frequencies of regulatory T cells (Tregs) vs. T-helper 17 (Th17) cells, amount of pro-inflammatory cytokines vs. anti-inflammatory cytokines, extent of neutrophilia and antigen-presenting-cell (APC) activation, among others. (frontiersin.org)
  • Transplantation is the transfer of living cells, tissues, or organs from one person, the donor, to another, the recipient (e.g., a blood transfusion), or from one part of the body to another (e.g., skin grafts) with the goal of restoring a missing function [ 361 ]. (nanomedicine.com)
  • Once the graft has escaped the initial acute phase rejection reactions, a cumulative unresponsiveness to the graft develops as the recipient is continually exposed to donor MHC, a stable state that sometimes depends on the development of antigen-specific T-suppressor cells [ 371 , 5349 - 5354 ]. (nanomedicine.com)
  • The fungal metabolite cyclosporin A (cyclosporine) [ 384 , 385 ] has a greater specificity for lymphoid T cells than other cells. (nanomedicine.com)
  • The cord blood is tested for antigens, unique immune system markers, and is then controlled rate frozen prior to cryo storage at -196 C. Transplanted cord blood stem cells theoretically pose a lower risk of graft versus host problems because cord blood stem cells will not yet have fully developed antigen markers. (planer.com)
  • discuss the role of integrins in T cell- mediated immunity, with a focus on how these receptors participate in lymphocyte recirculation and T cell activation, how antigen stimulation regulates integrin activity, and how integrins define functionally unique subsets of T cells and APCs. (scielo.br)
  • To uncover these specialized immune cells, the researchers exposed foreign particles such as bacteria, fungal antigens, and beads into a cauliflower coral (Pocillopora damicornis) and starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) in the laboratory. (technologynetworks.com)
  • The granulomatous inflammation can be part of exaggerated tissue repair process after lymphoma cells killed by CAR T-cells. (bmj.com)
  • These results provide further evidence of induction of immune responses to fungi based on their ability to invade host tissue. (cdc.gov)
  • In this section, we provide information about the commonly used histopathologic staining methods and the usual appearances of the frequently encountered fungi in infected tissues [ 415 , 602 , 654 , 1173 , 2041 , 2064 ]. (drfungus.org)
  • The microscopic appearance in tissue of each of the fungi is also shown on the related page. (drfungus.org)
  • A number of histologic stains are available that are routinely used to visualize fungi in tissue sections. (drfungus.org)
  • Tissue components such as Russell bodies, karyorrhectic debris, calcified bodies, elastic fibers, and small blood vessels may resemble fungi. (drfungus.org)
  • The most general pre-nanomedical method to suppress immune system acute responsiveness is called antigen nonspecific immunosuppression. (nanomedicine.com)
  • Antigen nonspecific methods include the use of cytotoxic drugs that interfere with all cell division in the body [ 383 ]. (nanomedicine.com)
  • Fungal endocarditis is often difficult to diagnose because the presentation may be nonspecific, and the disease typically occurs in otherwise critically ill patients with confusing clinical pictures. (medscape.com)
  • Our findings demonstrate that real-time PCR assays targeting 100-kDa and H antigen showed the most reliable results and can be successfully used for diagnosing this mycosis when testing FFPE samples. (cdc.gov)
  • Affected tortoises also demonstrated degenerative changes affecting the trachea and lung tissue. (tortoisetrust.org)
  • Further samples from these post mortem, lymphoma-positive animals were despatched to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Unit, Avian Virology Unit, where electron microscopy easily demonstrated significant numbers of herpes virus particles in both spleen and liver tissue. (tortoisetrust.org)
  • Since the immune response to antigen requires clonal proliferation, agents that block mitosis are effective inhibitors of the immune response. (nanomedicine.com)
  • A workplace investigation of lymphocytic bronchiolitis characterized by proliferation of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). (cdc.gov)
  • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on blood and/or valve tissue has been described. (medscape.com)
  • and mycotoxicosis, which results from ingestion of toxic fungal metabolites. (unl.edu)
  • However, if doses of ascorbate are not provided to satisfy this potential draw on the nutrient, first local tissues involved in the disease, then the blood, and then the body in general become deplete of ascorbate (ANASCORBEMIA and ACUTE INDUCED SCURVY). (doctoryourself.com)
  • CAR T-cell products designed to target the tumor specific antigens have been used for the treatment of relapse and/or refractory of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphomas, myeloma, and solid tumor in clinical trials at our institution. (bmj.com)
  • Here we report histological and molecular pathology findings based on the enteric detachment tissues from a COVID-19 patient. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It helps to localize the disease and also to detect characteristic findings like fungal balls or cavities within the lungs. (infoshopnetwork.org)
  • This is the first case report identifying fungal exposure, from a bagpipe player, as a potential trigger for the development of [hypersensitivity pneumonitis],' researchers from University Hospital South Manchester wrote in the latest edition of the British Medical Journal. (newshub.co.nz)
  • These agents also damage all tissues (e.g., gut epithelium, bone marrow) where rapid cell division is occurring, creating other undesirable side effects, thus often may not be suitable for use in medical nanorobotics. (nanomedicine.com)
  • A series of sublethal doses of radiation is directed at the patient's lymphoid tissue (spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes in the neck, chest, and abdomen), with bone marrow and other vital organs shielded from the exposure [ 387 ]. (nanomedicine.com)
  • Thrombosis, infarction of tissue and spread into blood vessels does not occur. (wikipedia.org)
  • Over twenty public tissue storage banks have been established in the United States to collect, store, and distribute donated cord blood and there are some thirty private ones. (planer.com)
  • Rapid antigen tests can be performed on blood and CSF. (whatcomcounty.org)
  • RET fusion positivity, as determined by a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments or equivalently certified next generation sequencing (NGS) assay (tissue or blood). (who.int)
  • The enteric tissue was examined by hematoxylin & eosin stain, PAS (Periodic acid-Schiff) staining, Gram staining, Ziehl-Neelsen stain and Grocott's Methenamine Silver (GMS) Stain. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Intestinal tissues were fixed with 4% neutral formaldehyde for 6-10 h, routinely dehydrated and embedded with paraffin, 4 μM sections were serially cut on APES (3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane) coated slides and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and observed on a light microscope. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain, on the other hand, is very useful to visualize the host's response but is not a special fungal stain. (drfungus.org)
  • 1. Define basic terminology relating to oral pathology and describe the clinical appearance of soft tissue lesions. (santarosa.edu)
  • The effect of Dectin-1 blockade was evaluated using an in vitro intervention experiment based on fresh GC tissues. (bvsalud.org)
  • The particular CGN-ZU5 discussion promotes the particular expanded conformation regarding ZO-1, considering that holding hepatic abscess from the CGN-ZO-1 conversation theme location for you to ZO-1 led to it's interaction with DbpA inside tissues plus vitro. (fungalsignaling.com)
  • Suspect C. gattii in individuals with atypical pneumonia or fungal meningitis who live or travel in areas where C. gattii is found. (whatcomcounty.org)