Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGII as agent of meningitis in a healthy child in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: report of an autochthonous case

Cryptococcus gattii causes meningoencephalitis in immunocompetent hosts, occurring endemically in some tropical and subtropical regions. Recently, this fungus was involved in an outbreak in Vancouver Island and British Columbia (Canada). In this temperate region, the VGII type is predominant. The pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2010-11, Vol.43 (6), p.746-748
Hauptverfasser:	Pinto Junior, Vitor Laerte, Pone, Marcos Vinicius da Silva, Pone, Sheila Moura, Campos, João Maurício Scarpellini, Garrido, José Roberto Pereira, de Barros, Ana Cláudia Mamede Wiering, Trilles, Luciana, Barbosa, Gláucia Gonçalves, Morales, Bernardina Penarrieta, Bezerra, Cláudia de Carvalho Falci, Lazéra, Márcia dos Santos
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biochemical tests Child, Preschool Cryptococcus gattii - genetics Humans Male Meningitis, Cryptococcal - diagnosis Meningitis, Cryptococcal - microbiology Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length TROPICAL MEDICINE
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