Article
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
Abstract excerpt
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....
Topics
- Academies and Institutes
- Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
- Antifungal Agents
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Fungal
- Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
- Genes, Mating Type, Fungal
- Genotype
- Humans
- Mycological Typing Techniques