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Simultaneous infection of human host with genetically distinct isolates of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Feb 2010
Batista Júnior João, Berzaghi Rodrigo, Arnaud Adelita Duanra Medeiros do Monte, Fontes Cor Jesus Fernandes, de Camargo Zoilo Pires, Hahn Rosane Christine
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This study is the first report on genetic differences between isolates of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis from a single patient. We describe a simultaneous infection with genetically distinct isolates of P. brasiliensis in a patient with chronic paracoccidioidomycosis. The clinical isolates were obtained from lesions in different anatomical sites and were characterised by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)...
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