Meningitis Due to Cryptococcus gattii in an Immunocompetent Patient

Meningitis Due to Cryptococcus gattii in an Immunocompetent Patient

The incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcus gattii, formerly known as Cryptococcus neoformans var gattii, is an encapsulated yeast that causes disease in both immunocompetent and immunosupressed individuals. The organism enters via respirator...

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Main Authors: Rajesh T Patil, Jyoti Sangwan, Deepak Juyal, Sumit Lathwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
amphotericin
cryptococcus gattii
immunocompromised
meningitis
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3492/48-%206770_E(_)_F(H)_PF1(VH)_PFA(H)_PF1(PUH)_OLF_PFA2(H)_PFA3(PUH).pdf

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