Primary endemic Cryptococcosis gattii by molecular type VGII in the state of Pará, Brazil

Primary endemic Cryptococcosis gattii by molecular type VGII in the state of Pará, Brazil

In order to study the infectious agents causing human disseminated cryptococcosis in the state of Pará, North Brazil, 56 isolates of Cryptococcusspp. (54 isolated from cerebral spinal fluid and two from blood cultures) from 43 cases diagnosed between 2003-2007 were analysed. The species were determi...

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Main Authors: Wallace Raimundo A dos Santos, Wieland Meyer, Bodo Wanke, Solange PS Evangelista Costa, Luciana Trilles, Jose Luiz M Nascimento, Rita Medeiros, Bernardina Pernarrieta Morales, Claudia de Carvalho Falci Bezerra, Regina Célia Lima de Macêdo, Silvana O Ferreira, Gláucia Gonçalves Barbosa, Mauricio A Perez, Marília Martins Nishikawa, Márcia dos Santos Lazéra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Cryptococcus gattii
VGII genotype
endemic mycosis
children
state of Pará
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