Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis in an HIV-positive patient: first observation in the United Kingdom.

J Infect

Infection Service, The Brownlee Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 OYN, UK.

Published: October 2004

We present a case of meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in an HIV-infected man recently returned from South Africa. We believe this is the first imported case of meningitis secondary to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in an HIV-infected patient to be reported in the UK.

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