Article
High Prevalence of HIV-Related Cryptococcosis and Increased Resistance to Fluconazole of the Cryptococcus neoformans Complex in Jiangxi Province, South Central China.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2021
Yang Chunxi, Bian Zeyuan, Blechert Oliver, Deng Fengyi, Chen Hui, Li Yueting, Yang Yunhong, Chen Min, Zhan Ping
Abstract excerpt
Background: Cryptococcosis is caused by a fungi of the Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii complex and is a severe concern for public health worldwide. C. neoformans species are globally distributed, and C. gattii species are mostly found in America, Australia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Cryptococcus usually infects an immunocompromised population; however, the majority of cryptococcosis in China has been...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.