Geographical distribution of the Cryptococcus gattii species complex: a systematic review

TY - JOUR

T1 - Geographical distribution of the Cryptococcus gattii species complex

T2 - a systematic review

AU - Poplin, Victoria

AU - Smith, Clarissa

AU - Caceres, Diego H

AU - Herkert, Patricia F

AU - Jegede, Olujimi

AU - Thompson, George R

AU - Baddley, John W

AU - Schwartz, Ilan S

AU - Kubat, Ryan

AU - Deka, Mark A

AU - Toda, Mitsuru

AU - Lockhart, Shawn R

AU - Chiller, Tom

AU - Hagen, Ferry

AU - Bahr, Nathan C

N1 - Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

PY - 2024/12

Y1 - 2024/12

N2 - The taxonomy of the Cryptococcus gattii species complex continues to evolve, and has been divided into five pathogenic species. The objective of this systematic review was to summarise the geographical distribution of the C gattii species complex and the species within the C gattii species complex. We searched PubMed for articles related to human, animal, ecological, or laboratory-based studies of C gattii species complex isolates with traceable geographical origin published from January, 1970, until September, 2021. Having extracted their geographical origin, we used ArcMap to construct maps according to the highest degree of resolution allowed by their reported taxonomy, to reflect the most likely area of transmission on the basis of published reports of human isolates. 604 such articles were included in the study. This review indicated that although C gattii species complex isolates have been reported globally, understanding their heterogeneous geographical distribution by species can have implications for researchers and clinicians in formulating research questions and considering diagnostic quandaries.

AB - The taxonomy of the Cryptococcus gattii species complex continues to evolve, and has been divided into five pathogenic species. The objective of this systematic review was to summarise the geographical distribution of the C gattii species complex and the species within the C gattii species complex. We searched PubMed for articles related to human, animal, ecological, or laboratory-based studies of C gattii species complex isolates with traceable geographical origin published from January, 1970, until September, 2021. Having extracted their geographical origin, we used ArcMap to construct maps according to the highest degree of resolution allowed by their reported taxonomy, to reflect the most likely area of transmission on the basis of published reports of human isolates. 604 such articles were included in the study. This review indicated that although C gattii species complex isolates have been reported globally, understanding their heterogeneous geographical distribution by species can have implications for researchers and clinicians in formulating research questions and considering diagnostic quandaries.

KW - Cryptococcus gattii/isolation & purification

KW - Humans

KW - Cryptococcosis/epidemiology

KW - Animals

KW - Phylogeography

U2 - 10.1016/S2666-5247(24)00161-7

DO - 10.1016/S2666-5247(24)00161-7

M3 - Book/Film/Article review

C2 - 39191262

SN - 2666-5247

VL - 5

SP - 100921

JO - The Lancet. Microbe

JF - The Lancet. Microbe

IS - 12

ER -