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Human immune polymorphisms associated with the risk of cryptococcal disease.
Immunology - 1 Feb 2022
Onyishi Chinaemerem U, May Robin C
Abstract excerpt
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that can cause lethal cryptococcal meningitis in immunocompromised individuals such as those with HIV/AIDS. In addition, cryptococcal infections occasionally arise in immunocompetent individuals or those with previously undiagnosed immunodeficiencies. The course of cryptococcosis is highly variable in both patient groups, and there is rapidly growing...
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