Article
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 critic...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Acute Disease
- Brazil
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- DNA, Fungal
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Meningoencephalitis
- Mycological Typing Techniques
- Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique