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MYCOPATHOLOGIA
Volume 182, Issue 3-4, Pages 413-423Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-016-0065-9
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Equine; Horse; Cryptococcosis; Pulmonic; Cryptococcus neoformans; Cryptococcus gattii; Cryptococcus gattii/Cryptococcus neoformans species complex; Antigen titre
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Cryptococcus is the most common fungal respiratory pathogen in Australian horses, manifesting primarily as pulmonary granulomas. Disease severity at presentation is dependent on the athletic use of the horse. The diagnosis and estimation of disease severity are centred around clinical findings, cytological evaluation of respiratory tract secretions, diagnostic imaging, and antigen titre testing. Both the lateral flow assay and the latex cryptococcal antigen titre are used, and important similarities and differences between species are discussed. Cryptococcus gattii occurs with greater frequency than Cryptococcus neoformans in equine pulmonic cryptococcosis and can be successfully treated with enteral fluconazole monotherapy, with disease severity determining treatment length.
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