Article
First report on Cryptococcus neoformans in pigeon excreta from public and residential locations in the metropolitan area of Cuiabá, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil
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TAKAHARA, Doracilde Terumi et al. First report on Cryptococcus neoformans in pigeon excreta from public and residential locations in the metropolitan area of Cuiabá, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, v. 55, n. 6, p. 371-376, Nov./Dec. 2013.
0036-4665
10.1590/S0036-46652013000600001
1678-9946
Autor
Takahara, Doracilde Terumi
Lazéra, Márcia dos Santos
Wanke, Bodo
Trilles, Luciana
Dutra, Valéria
Paula, Daphine Ariadne Jesus de
Nakazato, Luciano
Anzai, Mariana Caselli
Leite Júnior, Diniz Pereira
Paula, Claudete Rodrigues
Hahn, Rosane Christine
Resumen
Cryptococcosis is a severe systemic mycosis caused by two species of Cryptococcus that affect humans and animals: C. neoformans and C. gattii. Cosmopolitan and emergent, the mycosis results from the interaction between a susceptible host and the environment. The occurrence of C. neoformans was evaluated in 122 samples of dried pigeon excreta collected in 49 locations in the City of Cuiabá, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, including public squares (n = 5), churches (n = 4), educational institutions (n = 3), health units (n = 8), open areas covered with asbestos (n = 4), residences (n = 23), factory (n = 1) and a prison (n = 1). Samples collected from July to December of 2010 were seeded on Niger seed agar (NSA). Dark brown colonies were identified by urease test, carbon source assimilation tests and canavanine-glycine-bromothymol blue medium. Polymerase chain reaction primer pairs specific for C. neoformans were also used for identification. Cryptococcus neoformans associated to pigeon excreta was isolated from eight (6.6%) samples corresponding to six (12.2%) locations. Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from urban areas, predominantly in residences, constituting a risk of acquiring the disease by immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals.