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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0122-0268</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista MVZ Córdoba]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.MVZ Cordoba]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0122-0268</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Córdoba - Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0122-02682019000107137</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21897/rmvz.1258</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Recovery of environmental Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in Cúcuta and association with clinical isolates]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Recuperación de Cryptococcus neoformans y C. gattii ambientales y su asociación con aislados clínicos en Cúcuta, Colombia]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Angarita-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Asbleide]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Cárdenas-Sierra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Denny]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Parra-Giraldo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Diaz-Carvajal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Escandon-Hernandez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patricia]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Santander Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Grupo BIOGEN]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cúcuta ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Microbiología Unidad de Proteómica y Micosis Humanas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Salud Grupo de Microbiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>7137</fpage>
<lpage>7144</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0122-02682019000107137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0122-02682019000107137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0122-02682019000107137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective. Isolate, identify and molecularly characterize pathogenic Cryptococcus isolates for humans from environmental and clinical samples from the city of Cúcuta.  Materials and methods. A total of 1300 samples were collected from 446 trees of 10 different species in 10 public areas of Cúcuta. Concomitantly, clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans were obtained (June 2016-June 2017). The samples were cultivated in Guizottia abysinica seed medium and were then biochemically identified and characterized by PCR fingerpinting and RFLP of the URA5 gene.  Results.  C. neoformans displayed an environmental prevalence of 4.3% (19 positive individuals), and that of C. gattii was 0.2% (1 positive individual); this yielded a total of 20 Cryptococcus-positive trees and 21 isolates (two from the same individual). Santander Park registered 47.6% of the global prevalence (10/21 isolates), followed by La Victoria Park with 23.8% (5/21 isolates), corresponding to C. neoformans. One C. gattii isolate was collected from a Ficus benjamina tree located in Mercedes Ábrego Park. Genotypic analysis revealed the presence of C. neoformans var. grubii VNI in 85.7% of environmental isolates as well as 100% of clinical isolates. VNII and VGII molecular types represented 9.5% and 4.8% of the environmental isolates, respectively.  Conclusions. The longitudinal sampling of previously reported environmental niches of the fungus reveals its presence and suggests that permanent monitoring is required both in the environment and in patients, especially in endemic areas of the city.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo. Aislar, identificar y caracterizar molecularmente aislamientos de Cryptococcus patógenos para humanos a partir de muestras ambientales y clínicas de la ciudad de Cúcuta.  Materiales y métodos. Se recolectaron 1300 muestras de 446 árboles de 10 especies diferentes, en 10 zonas públicas de Cúcuta. Concomitantemente, se obtuvieron aislados clínicos de Cryptococcus neoformans (junio de 2016-junio de 2017). Se realizó cultivo en agar semillas de Guizottia abysinica, posterior identificación bioquímica y caracterización genética mediante PCR-huella Digital y RFLP-URA5.  Resultados. Se determinó prevalencia ambiental para C. neoformans de 4.3% (19 individuos positivos) y C. gattii de 0.2% (1 individuo positivo), para un total de 21 aislados y 20 árboles positivos. El parque Santander registró el 47.6% de la prevalencia global (10/21 aislados), seguido del parque La Victoria con 23.8% (5/21 aislados), correspondientes a C. neoformans. Se obtuvo un aislado de C. gattii en un individuo Ficus benjamina del parque Mercedes Ábrego. El análisis genotípico reveló presencia de C. neoformans var. grubii VNI en el 85.7% de los aislados ambientales, así como en el 100% de los clínicos, seguido de VNII y VGII en 9.5% y 4.8% de los aislados ambientales, respectivamente.  Conclusiones. El muestreo longitudinal de los nichos ambientales previamente reportados del hongo revela su presencia y sugiere que se requiere una vigilancia permanente tanto en el medio ambiente como en los pacientes, especialmente en las zonas endémicas de la ciudad.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Colombia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cryptococcosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Genotype]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Habitat]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence (Source: DeCS &amp; MeSH)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Colombia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[criptococosis]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[prevalencia (Fuentes: DeCS]]></kwd>
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