Distribution and association between environmental and clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans in Bogotá-Colombia, 2012-2015.

doi:10.1590/0074-02760160201

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Distribution and association between environmental and clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans in Bogotá-Colombia, 2012-2015.

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Oct 2016

Vélez Norida, Escandón Patricia

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The propagules of the fungal species Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii, whose varieties are distributed world wide, are the primary cause of cryptococcosis, a life threatening disease. The study of environmental and clinical isolates of Cryptococcosis is an important contribution to the epidemiology and ecology of the fungus. The aim of this work was to determine the presence of C. neoformans and C. gattii in...

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Cities
Colombia
Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus gattii
Cryptococcus neoformans
DNA Fingerprinting
DNA, Fungal
Environmental Microbiology
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Molecular Typing
Mycological Typing Techniques

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PMID: 27706379
DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160201
PMCID: PMC5066331

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