Article
Epidemiological aspects of clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans isolates in the Brazilian state Rio Grande do Sul.
Medical mycology - 1 Dec 2002
Horta J A, Staats C C, Casali A K, Ribeiro A M, Schrank I S, Schrank A, Vainstein M H
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus that causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised patients (HIV-positive patients), and lymphoproliferative disorders in patients subjected to organ transplantation and other immunosuppressive therapies. This fungus is commonly found in soil and avian excreta, mainly from pigeon and turkey. We describe the isolation and characterization of 17...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Animals
- Bird Diseases
- Brazil
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Columbidae
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- DNA, Fungal
- Feces
- Genetic Variation