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Molecular diversity of serial Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from AIDS patients in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Nov 2007
Martins Marilena A, Pappalardo Mara C S M, Melhem Márcia S C, Pereira-Chioccola Vera L
Abstract excerpt
Despite highly active anti-retroviral therapy, cryptococcal meningoencephalitis is the second most prevalent neurological disease in Brazilian AIDS patients, being frequently a defining condition with several episodes. As knowledge of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates in the same episode is critical for understanding why some patients develop several episodes, we investigated the genotype characteristics of C....
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