Article
Resistance of Asian Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A is confined to few microsatellite genotypes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Pan Weihua, Khayhan Kantarawee, Hagen Ferry, Wahyuningsih Retno, Chakrabarti Arunaloke, Chowdhary Anuradha, Ikeda Reiko, Taj-Aldeen Saad J, Khan Ziauddin, Imran Darma, Sjam Ridhawati, Sriburee Pojana, Liao Wanqing, Chaicumpar Kunyaluk, Ingviya Natnicha, Mouton Johan W, Curfs-Breuker Ilse, Boekhout Teun, Meis Jacques F, Klaassen Corné H W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic yeast that causes cryptococcosis, a life threatening disease. The prevalence of cryptococcosis in Asia has been rising after the onset of the AIDS epidemic and estimates indicate more than 120 cases per 1,000 HIV-infected individuals per year. A...
Topics
- Asia
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Drug Resistance, Fungal
- Fluconazole
- Flucytosine
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Microsatellite Repeats