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Isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans serotype D from Eucalypts in South Brazil.
Medical mycology - 1 Dec 2006
Medeiros Ribeiro Angela, Silva Lívia Kmetzsch Rosa E, Silveira Schrank Irene, Schrank Augusto, Meyer Wieland, Henning Vainstein Marilene
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus neoformans causes the second most common opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS. In Brazil, 4.5% of the AIDS-related opportunistic infections are caused by C. neoformans and all varieties are recognized as etiological agents of cryptococcosis. This pathogen is a ubiquitous environmental yeast, commonly associated with avian excreta and decaying wood, especially Eucalypt species. The aim of the...
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