Case Report of Cryptococcus Albidus Peritonitis in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient and a Review of the Literature

Ragupathi, Loheetha; Reyna, María de los Ángeles Villarreal

doi:10.3747/pdi.2013.00134

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“…This can also be the case with some yeasts found in sand, such as Cryptococcus uzbekistanensis , that was recently reported 29 to cause a human infection. In this context, it should also be added that Cr albidus, which is a known environmental fungus, was also reported to be involved in rare human systemic infections in immunocompromised individuals 30,31 . We could not detect the presence of dermatophytes in the Israeli beach sands, which possibly might be due to the high temperature of the sands.…”

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“…In this context, it should also be added that Cr albidus, which is a known environmental fungus, was also reported to be involved in rare human systemic infections in immunocompromised individuals. 30,31 We could not detect the presence of dermatophytes in the Israeli beach sands, which possibly might be due to the high temperature of the sands. The presence of dermatophytes was reported rather scarcely in the literature, 32,33 and might be associated with specific ecological conditions, such as those found on the Madeira archipelago.…”

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Fungi in sands of Mediterranean Sea beaches of Israel—Potential relevance to human health and well‐being

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Sand and water of recreational waterbodies, such as sea, river or lake beach sites, have been shown to harbour microorganisms. 1,2 Moreover, the latter have also been shown to possibly affect human health, acting as source for enteric infections caused by faecal contamination of sand from human or animal origin. 1,3 It should be added that accumulation of data on possible faecal contamination of beaches led to the initiation of regulatory measures to monitor sand/water contamination by checking for the

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Fungi in sands of Mediterranean Sea beaches of Israel—Potential relevance to human health and well‐being

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Yunik

Fleker³

et al. 2020

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“…A considerable number of pooled cases (5/18) occurred in the past 5 years, which is likely to be related to the increasing number of renal dialysis patients worldwide [ 3 ]. Most of the current cases were collected from medical centers in major cities worldwide, including New York in the USA, Osaka in Japan, and Shanghai in China [ 13 , 14 , 22 ]. Thus, the availability of modern diagnostic tools might be relevant to the relatively high level of diagnosed cryptococcal infections in these cities.…”

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Cryptococcosis in HIV-negative Patients with Renal Dialysis: A Retrospective Analysis of Pooled Cases

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Cryptococcosis is a lethal fungal infection mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii species. Currently, our understanding of cryptococcosis episodes in HIV-negative patients during renal dialysis remains scarce and fragmented. Here, we performed an analysis of pooled cases to systemically summarize the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cryptococcosis among HIV-negative patients with renal dialysis. Using pooled data from our hospital and studies identified in four medical databases, 18 cases were identified and analyzed. The median duration time of renal dialysis for peritoneal renal dialysis and hemodialysis cases was 8 months and 36 months, respectively. Several non-neoformans/gattii species were identified among the renal dialysis recipients with cryptococcosis, particularly Cryptococcus laurentii and Cryptococcus albidus, which share similar clinical manifestations as those caused by C. neoformans and C. gattii. Our analyses suggest that physicians should consider the possibility of the occurrence of cryptococcosis among renal dialysis recipients even when cryptococcal antigen test result is negative. The timely removal of the catheter is crucial for peritoneal dialysis patients with cryptococcosis. In addition, there is a need for optimized antifungal treatment strategy in renal dialysis recipients with cryptococcal infections.

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“…In 2015, Ragupathi et al [ 29 ] reported the first case of C. albidus peritonitis in a patient infected with hepatitis C who was undergoing peritoneal dialysis due to renal failure. The patient was treated with amphotericin B; however, infections of non- neoformans cryptococcal species presented a clinical challenge because they are complicated to diagnose and treat.…”

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Isolation and molecular characterization of Cryptococcus species isolated from pigeon nests and Eucalyptus trees

2017

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Background and Purpose: Cryptococcus species are pathogenic and non-pathogenic basidiomycete yeasts that are found widely in the environment. Based on phenotypic methods, this genus has many species; however, its taxonomy is presently being re-evaluated by modern techniques. The Cryptococcus species complex includes two sibling taxa of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. We aimed to investigate the possible distribution of Cryptococcus species in pigeon nests and Eucalyptus trees in Ilam, Iran, using molecular techniques.Materials and Methods: Two hundred and seventy-four specimens were collected from pigeon nests and Eucalyptus trees during 2016-2017. All the specimens were sub-cultured on Sabouraud Glucose Agar with chloramphenicol and bird seed agar. For molecular identification, the ITS15.8SITS2 rDNA region was amplified using the first and fourth internal transcribed spacer (ITS1 and ITS4, respectively) primers. The purified products were applied for cycle sequencing reactions in forward direction with ITS1 primer. The obtained results were analyzed with Chromas 2.3.Results:Thirty-three out of 186 cultures (17.7%) and 11 out of 88 cultures (12.5%) were positive among pigeon nest and Eucalyptus tree specimens, respectively. Cryptococcus albidus (17.2%), C. albidus var. kuetzingii (3.4%), C. adeliensis (3.4%), C. uzbekistanensis (3.4%), and C. neoformans var. grubii (3.4%) were isolated from pigeon nests, and Cryptococcus adeliensis (25%) was the only Cryptococcus species isolated from Eucalyptus trees.Conclusion:The presence of pigeons and Eucalyptus trees in the vicinity of some particular places such as rest homes and hospitals should be considered as a risk factor for the immunocompromised population.

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Case Report of Cryptococcus Albidus Peritonitis in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient and a Review of the Literature

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Fungi in sands of Mediterranean Sea beaches of Israel—Potential relevance to human health and well‐being

Fungi in sands of Mediterranean Sea beaches of Israel—Potential relevance to human health and well‐being

Cryptococcosis in HIV-negative Patients with Renal Dialysis: A Retrospective Analysis of Pooled Cases

Isolation and molecular characterization of Cryptococcus species isolated from pigeon nests and Eucalyptus trees

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