Genotypes of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii as agents of endemic cryptococcosis in Teresina, Piauí (northeastern Brazil)

Genotypes of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii as agents of endemic cryptococcosis in Teresina, Piauí (northeastern Brazil)

Throughout Brazil, Cryptococcus neoformans is the cause of cryptococcosis, whereas Cryptococcus gattii is endemic to the northern and northeastern states. In this study, the molecular types of 63 cryptococcal isolates recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid of meningitis patients diagnosed between 20...

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Main Authors: Liline Maria Soares Martins, Bodo Wanke, Márcia dos Santos Lazéra, Luciana Trilles, Gláucia Gonçalves Barbosa, Regina Célia Lima de Macedo, Maria do Amparo Salmito Cavalcanti, Kelsen Dantas Eulálio, José Adail Fonseca de Castro, Adalberto Socorro da Silva, Fernando Ferraz do Nascimento, Viviane Alves Gouveia, Semiramis Jamil Hadad do Monte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Cryptococcus gattii
Cryptococcus neoformans
genotypes
endemic mycoses
children
immunocompetent host
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000600012&lng=en&tlng=en

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