Volume 22, Number 6—June 2016
Dispatch
Whole-Genome Analysis of Cryptococcus gattii, Southeastern United States
Shawn R. Lockhart
, Chandler C. Roe, and David M. Engelthaler
, Chandler C. Roe, and David M. Engelthaler
Table 1
Epidemiologic data for patients in cluster of Cryptococcus gattii, southeastern United States*
| Isolate | State | Year | Age, y | Sex | Disease | Risk factors | Case-patient exposures | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B11068 | TN | 2015 | 62 | F | Meningitis | ND | ND | ND |
| B9929 | MI | 2012 | 41 | M | Meningitis | ND | ND | ND |
| B9473 | GA | 2012 | 45 | M | Meningitis | Sarcoidosis | ND | Survived |
| B9313 | GA | 2011 | 70 | M | Meningitis | COPD | Demolished an old shed | Died |
| B9207 | GA | 2011 | 39 | M | Meningitis | None | Pressure washed houses | Died |
| B9144 | GA | 2011 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| B9142 | GA | 2011 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| B9017 | FL | 2011 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| B10172 | GA | 2013 | 48 | M | Meningitis | HIV | ND | Survived |
| B10299 | FL | 2013 | 61 | M | Meningitis | ND | ND | ND |
| B10960 | OR | 2014 | 33 | M | Meningitis | None | Previously lived in Guatemala, Texas, and Missouri | Survived |
| B7488 |
OR |
2009 |
18 |
M |
Meningitis |
HIV |
None |
Survived |
| *ND, no data. | ||||||||
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