Article
Cryptococcal meningitis epidemiology: 17 years of experience in a State of the Brazilian Pantanal.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Nunes Joslaine de Oliveira, Tsujisaki Rosianne Assis de Sousa, Nunes Maína de Oliveira, Lima Gláucia Moreira Espíndola, Paniago Anamaria Mello Miranda, Pontes Elenir Rose Jardim Cury, Chang Marilene Rodrigues
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe cryptococcal meningitis (CM) cases and the associated demographic, clinical, and microbiological data obtained from cities in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Midwestern region of Brazil. METHODS: The data from 129 patients with laboratory-confirme...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Brazil
- Child
- Cryptococcus gattii
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- DNA, Fungal
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Meningitis, Cryptococcal
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Retrospective Studies
- Rural Population
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Urban Population