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Diversity and Antifungal Drug Susceptibility of Cryptococcus Isolates in Thailand.
Medical mycology - 1 Aug 2017
Worasilchai Navaporn, Tangwattanachuleeporn Marut, Meesilpavikkai Kornvalee, Folba Claudia, Kangogo Mourine, Groß Uwe, Weig Michael, Bader Oliver, Chindamporn Ariya
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Yeasts of the Cryptococcus species complex are the causative agent of cryptococcosis, especially in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive individuals. Cerebral or disseminated cryptococcosis has a very high mortality rate worldwide, including in Thailand. Additionally, an increasing rate of antifungal drug resistant cryptococcal isolates has been reported in several neighboring countries, complicating...
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