Epidemiology of cryptococcosis in Malaysia
This study describes the isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii from patients with chronic meningitis who were admitted to 16 Malaysian hospitals, from 2003 to 2004. Of the 96 cryptococcal cases reported over the 2-year period, 74 (77.1) patients were male and 45 (46.9) patient...
Main Authors: | Tay, S.T., Rohani, M.Y., Soo Hoo, T.S., Hamimah, H. |
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2010
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