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Molecular identification, antifungal resistance and virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus deneoformans isolated in Seville, Spain.
Mycoses - 1 Jan 2017
Gago Sara, Serrano Carmen, Alastruey-Izquierdo Ana, Cuesta Isabel, Martín-Mazuelos Estrella, Aller Ana Isabel, Gómez-López Alicia, Mellado Emilia
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Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the leading causes of death in HIV/AIDS patients. Our aim was to in order to characterise the epidemiology, antifungal susceptibility pattern and virulence of 28 Cyptococcus sp. strains recovered from 12 AIDS patients during two years in a Spanish single institution. Antifungal susceptibility testing was performed according to the CLSI protocols. Clinical strains were molecularly...
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