Article
Multilocus Sequence Typing Reveals both Shared and Unique Genotypes of Cryptococcus neoformans in Jiangxi Province, China.
Scientific reports - 24 Jan 2018
Chen Yan-Hui, Yu Feng, Bian Ze-Yuan, Hong Jian-Ming, Zhang Nan, Zhong Qiao-Shi, Hang Ya-Ping, Xu Jianping, Hu Long-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcosis is a globally distributed infectious fungal disease. However, much remains unknown about its molecular epidemiology in many parts of the world. In this study, we analyzed 86 clinical Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from 14 regions in Jiangxi Province in south central China. Each isolate was from a different patient and 35 of the 86 (40.7%) patients were infected with HIV. All strains belonged to...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antifungal Agents
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- China
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Drug Resistance, Fungal
- Female
