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Evaluation of antifungal combination against Cryptococcus spp.
Mycoses - 1 Sept 2016
Reichert-Lima Franqueline, Busso-Lopes Ariane F, Lyra Luzia, Peron Isabela Haddad, Taguchi Hideaki, Mikami Yuzuru, Kamei Katsuiko, Moretti Maria Luiza, Schreiber Angelica Z
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The second cause of death among systemic mycoses, cryptococcosis treatment represents a challenge since that 5-flucytosine is not currently available in Brazil. Looking for alternatives, this study evaluated antifungal agents, alone and combined, correlating susceptibility to genotypes. Eighty Cryptococcus clinical isolates were genotyped by URA5 gene restriction fragment length polymorphism. Antifungal...
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