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Autochthonous and dormant Cryptococcus gattii infections in Europe.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2012
Hagen Ferry, Colom M Francisca, Swinne Daniëlle, Tintelnot Kathrin, Iatta Roberta, Montagna Maria Teresa, Torres-Rodriguez Josep M, Cogliati Massimo, Velegraki Aristea, Burggraaf Arjan, Kamermans Alwin, Sweere Johanna M, Meis Jacques F, Klaassen Corné H W, Boekhout Teun
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Until recently, Cryptococcus gattii infections occurred mainly in tropical and subtropical climate zones. However, during the past decade, C. gattii infections in humans and animals in Europe have increased. To determine whether the infections in Europe were acquired from an autochthonous source or associated with travel, we used multilocus sequence typing to compare 100 isolates from Europe (57 from 40 human...
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