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Molecular subtype distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans in four areas of the United States. Cryptococcal Disease Active Surveillance Group.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 1996
Brandt M E, Hutwagner L C, Klug L A, Baughman W S, Rimland D, Graviss E A, Hamill R J, Thomas C, Pappas P G, Reingold A L, Pinner R W
Abstract excerpt
To improve understanding of the epidemiology of cryptococcal disease, we analyzed the multilocus genotype distribution of 358 Cryptococcus neoformans isolates obtained from 251 patients through active surveillance in four U.S. geographic areas from 1992 through 1994. Isolates of the predominant enzyme electrophoretic type (ET), ET-1, were recovered in significantly greater proportion from Atlanta, Ga., Houston,...
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