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Genotypes of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii as agents of endemic cryptococcosis in Teresina, Piauí (northeastern Brazil).
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Sept 2011
Martins Liline Maria Soares, Wanke Bodo, Lazéra Márcia dos Santos, Trilles Luciana, Barbosa Gláucia Gonçalves, Macedo Regina Célia Lima de, Cavalcanti Maria do Amparo Salmito, Eulálio Kelsen Dantas, Castro José Adail Fonseca de, Silva Adalberto Socorro da, Nascimento Fernando Ferraz do, Gouveia Viviane Alves, Monte Semiramis Jamil Hadad do
Abstract excerpt
Throughout Brazil, Cryptococcus neoformans is the cause of cryptococcosis, whereas Cryptococcus gattii is endemic to the northern and northeastern states. In this study, the molecular types of 63 cryptococcal isolates recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid of meningitis patients diagnosed between 2008-2010 in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, were analysed. Out of the 63 patients, 37 (58.7%) were human immunodeficiency...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Brazil
- Child
- Cryptococcus gattii
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Female