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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2000, p. 1974-1976, Vol. 38, No. 5
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (Serotype D) and Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (Serotype A) Isolates in New York City

Judith N. Steenbergen1 and Arturo Casadevall1,2,*

Departments of Microbiology and Immunology1 and Medicine,2 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461

Received 21 December 1999/Returned for modification 25 January 2000/Accepted 15 February 2000

Analysis of 40 New York City Cryptococcus neoformans isolates revealed that 39 were typeable, of which 85 and 12.5% were Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (serotype A) and Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (serotype D), respectively. The prevalence of serotype D isolates in New York City appears to be significantly higher than indicated by previous studies of North American isolates.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave., Bronx, NY 10461. Phone: (718) 430-4259. Fax: (718) 430-8701. E-mail: casadeva{at}aecom.yu.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2000, p. 1974-1976, Vol. 38, No. 5
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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