Environmental isolation, biochemical identification, and antifungal drug susceptibility of Cryptococcus species

Introduction The incidence of opportunistic fungal infections has increased in recent years and is considered an important public health problem. Among systemic and opportunistic mycoses, cryptococcosis is distinguished by its clinical importance due to the increased risk of infection in individuals...

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Main Authors: Valter Luis Iost Teodoro, Fernanda Patricia Gullo, Janaina de Cassia Orlandi Sardi, Edson Maria Torres, Ana Marisa Fusco-Almeida, Maria Jose Soares Mendes-Giannini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000600759&lng=en&tlng=en