Epidemiological and TNFα polymorphism evaluation in patients with cryptococcal meningitis treated at a referral hospital in North Brazil

Epidemiological and TNFα polymorphism evaluation in patients with cryptococcal meningitis treated at a referral hospital in North Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The present study evaluated the epidemiology of cryptococcal meningitis and TNFα gene polymorphisms in patients at a reference hospital in northern Brazil. METHODS: Samples from 25 patients infected with Cryptococcus spp. were collected to confirm the infection and to anal...

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Main Authors:	Alena Mileo Monteiro Diniz, Danielle Cristinne Azevedo Feio, Aniel de Sarom Negrão Silva, Rommel Rodríguez Burbano, Patrícia Danielle Lima de Lima
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:	Cryptococcal meningitis Genetic polymorphisms Cerebrospinal fluid TNFα
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100658&lng=en&tlng=en

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