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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. Cry...
Topics
- Antifungal Agents
- China
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcus gattii
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Drug Resistance, Fungal
- Fluconazole
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
- Phylogeny