Article
In vitro antifungal susceptibilities and molecular typing of sequentially isolated clinical Cryptococcus neoformans strains from Croatia.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2011
Mlinarić-Missoni Emilija, Hagen Ferry, Chew William H M, Važić-Babić Verica, Boekhout Teun, Begovac Josip
Abstract excerpt
A collection of 48 clinical Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from Croatia was investigated retrospectively using in vitro antifungal susceptibility testing and molecular biological techniques to determine mating type and serotype by PCR and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) genotyping...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
- Antifungal Agents
- Croatia
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Female
- Genes, Mating Type, Fungal
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Male
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Typing
- Mycological Typing Techniques
- Polymerase Chain Reaction