Environmental isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans from Vellore.
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1997-11-07
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We have isolated C. neoformans from various environmental niches, including our hospital environment. Twenty one samples of weathered pigeon droppings and 86 samples of Eucalyptus bark and debris were collected from various sites around the hospital and college. C. neoformans var. neoformans was isolated from 14 of the 21 (67%) samples of weathered droppings of pigeons collected from the ledges of windows of wards and departmental buildings in the hospital. C. neoformans was not isolated from any of the Eucalyptus samples. These findings document for the first time the presence of C. neoformans var. neoformans in the hospital environment. Although ubiquitous in the environment, its presence in hospital surroundings stresses the need for systematic cleaning of sites inhabited by pigeons. However, we failed to isolate C. neoformans from the limited number of Eucalyptus samples examined.
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Abraham M, Matthews MS, John TJ. Environmental isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans from Vellore. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 1997 Nov; 106(): 458-9