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Molecular epidemiology reveals genetic diversity among 363 isolates of the Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complex in 61 Ivorian HIV-positive patients.
Mycoses - 1 Dec 2016
Kassi Fulgence K, Drakulovski Pascal, Bellet Virginie, Krasteva Donika, Gatchitch François, Doumbia Adama, Kouakou Gisèle A, Delaporte Eric, Reynes Jacques, Mallié Michèle, Menan Hervé I E, Bertout Sebastien
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcal meningitis is a severe opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients. In Ivory Coast, despite the availability of antiretroviral treatment (ART), this infection is still prevalent. The study investigates the genetic diversity of 363 clinical isolates of Cryptococcus from 61 Ivoria...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Adult
- Amphotericin B
- Antifungal Agents
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcus gattii
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Meningitis, Cryptococcal