Article
Microbiological characteristics of clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans in Taiwan: serotypes, mating types, molecular types, virulence factors, and antifungal susceptibility.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jun 2010
Liaw S-J, Wu H-C, Hsueh P-R
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated the microbiological characteristics of 100 clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans species complex, including serotypes, mating types, molecular types, antifungal susceptibility and virulence. The isolates were collected at National Taiwan University Hospital from 199...
Topics
- Amphotericin B
- Antifungal Agents
- Azoles
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Fungal
- Female
- Genes, Mating Type, Fungal
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mycological Typing Techniques