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G Criseo

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PubMed1995

Evidence of canary droppings as an important reservoir of Cryptococcus neoformans.

After preliminary results had shown the occurrence of Cryptococcus neoformans in canary droppings in southern Italy, the increasing epidemiological interest in cryptococcosis and the habitats of the agent led to more extensive studies. 180 samples of canary droppings were collected from pet shops and private households in two towns (Messina and Reggio Calabria) of southern Italy and culturally examined for C. neoformans. The examination was carried out with the help of the brown colour effect (BCE) specific of the C. neoformans colony on Guizotia abyssinica creatinine agar (Staib agar). 48 samples (26.6%) were positive; of these, 32/108 (29.6%) were from pet shops and 16/72 (22.2%) from private households. The colony growth was not mucous, i.e. microscopically the blastospores were found to be little or not encapsulated. All C. neoformans strains tested by the auxanographic method showed a weak assimilation of creatinine. The variety status of the isolates was tested with canavanine-glycine-bromothymol-blue (CGB) agar; all strains tested (n = 420) were found to be C. neoformans var. neoformans. In the light of extensive studies on C. neoformans and the canary in the pre-AIDS era in Germany, the present observations in Italy ask for further basic research, epidemiological studies, and education of the public.

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PubMed1983

An outbreak of Tinea pedis and Tinea cruris in a tyre factory in Messina, Italy.

A case of an epidemic by Tinea cruris and Tinea pedis in a tyre factory in Sicily is reported. There was noticeable spread of the causative agents throughout the environment. They were mainly transmitted by wash-basins in the footbaths, by footboards of showers and in smaller numbers by towels. Trichosporon beigelii was the most common fungus isolated from the environment, followed by Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, Candida parapsilosis and Geotrichum candidum.

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PubMed1982

[Mycological diagnosis and study of mycetes isolated from an area along the Tyrrhenian coast in the province of Catanzaro (Calabria)].

10 areas along the Tyrrhenian coast were studied: 37 genera of hyphomycetes were isolated from 100 sand samples. The genera Aspergillus, Fusarium, Alternaria, Penicillium, Dendryphiopsis, were constantly present. Many of the fungi isolated occurred only rarely and were represented by Trichoderma, Sepedonium, Cladosporium and Chrysosporium. The genus Geotrichum was the most prevalent of the unpigmented yeasts which were predominant (59.6%), while Rhodotorula was the main genus in pink yeasts (40.4%). The species Chrysosporium keratinophilum and Chrysosporium tropicum were the only representatives of keratinophilic fungi; Dermatophytes were not isolated. Furthermore the hyphomycetes were osmophilic genera and for this reason they may be regarded as specific sand flora. Hence the data proves useful to us, indicating the negligible degree of human and animal influence of these sea shores.

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Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma: successful treatment with fluconazole.

The authors report a case of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in a 22-year-old male with Hodgkin's disease at third stage B. Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and blood specimens. Latex antigen agglutination tests and India ink preparations also were positive for this pathogenic yeast. Drug treatment for a week with 20 mg i.v./day of amphotericin B in combination with 2.5 g i.v./day of 5-fluorocytosine did not lead to any improvement in the patient. The patient became asymptomatic after the first week of treatment with a daily dose of 400 mg of fluconazole, administered intravenously. After two months of this regimen, all laboratory tests on CSF and blood specimens were negative.

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