Cryptococcus gattii: An Emerging Cause of Pulmonary Nodules

BACKGROUND: Since the fall of 1999, a new endemic focus of Cryptococcus gattii serotype B infection has emerged on Vancouver Island (Victoria, British Columbia), with infections occurring in both animals and humans. In the human cases, symptoms have manifested as pulmonary nodules, meningitis or bot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gary J Dewar, James K Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/392350