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Antifungal susceptibility, serotyping, and genotyping of clinicalCryptococcus neoformansisolates collected during 18 years in a single institution in Madrid, Spain
18 Mar 2010
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We studied the serotypes, mating-types, AFLP genotypes, and antifungal susceptibility of 58 Cryptococcus neoformans strains causing 56 episodes of cryptococcosis in 55 patients over an 18-year period in a single institution. The underlying conditions of the patients were classified as HIV infection (n = 48) or non-HIV-related immunodeficiency (n = 7). Serotype A (n = 34; 58.9%) predominated, but serotype AD was...
