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Molecular characterization and antifungal susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans strains collected from a single institution in Lima, Peru.
Revista iberoamericana de micologia - 1 Jan 2000
Bejar Vilma, Tello Mercedes, García Ruth, Guevara José M, Gonzales Sofia, Vergaray German, Valencia Esther, Abanto Enma, Ortega-Loayza Alex G, Hagen Ferry, Gutierrez Ericson L
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BACKGROUND: Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection with a worldwide distribution, mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. AIMS: To molecularly characterize the mating-types, serotypes, genotypes and antifungal susceptibility profiles of a set of retrospectively isolated C. neoformans strains from Lima, Peru. METHODS: A set of 32 Cryptococcus spp. strains from the Institute of Tropical...
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