Article
Characteristics and prognostic risk factors of patients with sequence type 5 lineage-associated cryptococcosis in China.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2023
Tian Yueru, Wang Jingjing, Shen Yutao, Zhao Jun, Hu Jialun, Zhu Xiaoyan, Zhu Min, Guan Ming
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Cryptococcus neoformans sequence type 5 (ST5) lineage could infect immunocompetent hosts and cause a significant medical burden. We sought to identify characteristics and prognostic risk factors of ST5 lineage-associated cryptococcosis. METHODS: Multilocus sequence typing and antifung...
Topics
- Humans
- Antifungal Agents
- Prognosis
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Cryptococcus gattii
- Risk Factors
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- China
- HIV Infections
- Genotype
