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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of cryptococcosis in Singapore: predominance of Cryptococcus neoformans compared with Cryptococcus gattii
11 Jul 2014
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OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical features, treatments, outcomes, and subtype prevalence of cryptococcosis in Singapore. METHODS: All patients with laboratory confirmed cryptococcal infections admitted from 1999 to 2007 to a teaching hospital in Singapore were reviewed retrospectively. Identification and molecular types of Cryptococcus neoformans variants and Cryptococcus gattii were determined by polymerase...
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