MALDI-TOF MS enables the rapid identification of the major molecular types within the Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii species complex C Firacative, L Trilles, W Meyer PloS one 7 (5), e37566, 2012 | 172 | 2012 |
Invasive fungal disease in humans: are we aware of the real impact? C Firacative Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 115, e200430, 2020 | 147 | 2020 |
The status of cryptococcosis in Latin America C Firacative, J Lizarazo, MT Illnait-Zaragozí, E Castañeda Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 113, e170554, 2018 | 130 | 2018 |
Cryptococcus gattii in North American Pacific Northwest: whole-population genome analysis provides insights into species evolution and dispersal DM Engelthaler, ND Hicks, JD Gillece, CC Roe, JM Schupp, EM Driebe, ... MBio 5 (4), 10.1128/mbio. 01464-14, 2014 | 129 | 2014 |
Nosocomial Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: Lessons From a Cluster in Kidney Transplant Recipients LM Phipps, SCA Chen, K Kable, CL Halliday, C Firacative, W Meyer, ... Transplantation 92 (12), 1327-1334, 2011 | 111 | 2011 |
Identification of T helper (Th)1- and Th2-associated antigens of Cryptococcus neoformans in a murine model of pulmonary infection C Firacative, AE Gressler, K Schubert, B Schulze, U Müller, F Brombacher, ... Scientific reports 8 (1), 2681, 2018 | 85 | 2018 |
Molecular Epidemiology Reveals Genetic Diversity amongst Isolates of the Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii Species Complex in Thailand S Kaocharoen, P Ngamskulrungroj, C Firacative, L Trilles, ... PLoS neglected tropical diseases 7 (7), e2297, 2013 | 80 | 2013 |
Galleria mellonella model identifies highly virulent strains among all major molecular types of Cryptococcus gattii C Firacative, S Duan, W Meyer PLoS One 9 (8), e105076, 2014 | 79 | 2014 |
Retrospective study of the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of Cryptococcus gattii infections in Colombia from 1997-2011. J Lizarazo, P Escandón, CI Agudelo, C Firacative, W Meyer, E Castañeda PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 8 (11), e3272, 2014 | 73 | 2014 |
MLST and whole-genome-based population analysis of Cryptococcus gattii VGIII links clinical, veterinary and environmental strains, and reveals divergent serotype specific sub … C Firacative, CC Roe, R Malik, K Ferreira-Paim, P Escandón, JE Sykes, ... PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10 (8), e0004861, 2016 | 56 | 2016 |
Fatal Disseminated Cryptococcus gattii Infection in New Mexico CJ Walraven, W Gerstein, SE Hardison, F Wormley, SR Lockhart, ... PloS one 6 (12), e28625, 2011 | 55 | 2011 |
Antifungal drug susceptibility and phylogenetic diversity among Cryptococcus isolates from dogs and cats in North America LM Singer, W Meyer, C Firacative, GR Thompson III, E Samitz, JE Sykes Journal of clinical microbiology 52 (6), 2061-2070, 2014 | 51 | 2014 |
Identification of the Major Molecular Types of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii by Hyperbranched Rolling Circle Amplification L Trilles, B Wang, C Firacative, MS Lazera, B Wanke, W Meyer PLoS One 9 (4), e94648, 2014 | 50* | 2014 |
First environmental isolation of Cryptococcus gattii serotype B, from Cúcuta, Colombia C Firacative, G Torres, MC Rodríguez, P Escandón Biomédica 31 (1), 118-123, 2011 | 48 | 2011 |
Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and M13 PCR fingerprinting revealed heterogeneity amongst Cryptococcus species obtained from Italian veterinary isolates P Danesi, C Firacative, M Cogliati, D Otranto, G Capelli, W Meyer FEMS yeast research 14 (6), 897-909, 2014 | 47 | 2014 |
Phenotypic Differences of Cryptococcus Molecular Types: implications for virulence in a Drosophila model of infection GR Thompson, N Albert, G Hodge, MD Wilson, JE Sykes, DJ Bays, ... Infection and immunity 82 (7), 3058-3065, 2014 | 44 | 2014 |
Rearing and Maintenance of Galleria mellonella and Its Application to Study Fungal Virulence C Firacative, A Khan, S Duan, K Ferreira-Paim, D Leemon, W Meyer Journal of Fungi 6 (3), 130, 2020 | 43 | 2020 |
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Species Complexes in Latin America: A Map of Molecular Types, Genotypic Diversity, and Antifungal … C Firacative, W Meyer, E Castañeda Journal of Fungi 7 (4), 282, 2021 | 38 | 2021 |
Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGIII, from Corymbia ficifolia detritus in Colombia P Escandon, A Sánchez, C Firacative, E Castañeda Medical Mycology 48 (4), 675-678, 2010 | 33 | 2010 |
Fatal case of polymicrobial meningitis caused by Cryptococcus liquefaciens and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient C Conde-Pereira, L Rodas-Rodríguez, M Díaz-Paz, H Palacios-Rivera, ... Journal of Clinical Microbiology 53 (8), 2753-2755, 2015 | 22 | 2015 |