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Cryptococcosis in HIV/AIDS patients in northern Brazil: Clinical aspects, molecular types and isolation of agents from environmental samples associated with patients.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH - 1 Apr 2022
Alves Marla Jalene, do Nascimento Izabella Sadalla, Cruz Katia Santana, Menescal Victoria Violeta Fernandes, Menescal Lizandra Stephanny Fernandes, Silva Larissa Svetlana Cavalcante, Pinheiro Silviane Bezerra, Gómez Aline Stephanie Pérez, de Souza João Vicente Braga, Lazera Marcia Dos Santos, Jackisch-Matsuura Ani Beatriz
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OBJECTIVES: In the state of Amazonas, northern Brazil, cryptococcosis is endemic, with a predominance of Cryptococcus neoformans in individuals with HIV/AIDS, and Cryptococcus gattii VGII in non-HIV individuals. This study analysed the clinical isolates and clinical-epidemiological characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients diagnosed with cryptococcosis in a tertiary healthcare facility in Manaus, Amazonas and...
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