First Case of Human Cryptococcosis Due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Spain

Colom Valiente, María Francisca; Frasés, Susana; Ferrer, Consuelo; Jover, Alejandro; Andreu, Mariano; Reus, Sergio; Sánchez, Manuel; Torres-Rodríguez, Josep M.

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First Case of Human Cryptococcosis Due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Spain

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Title:
First Case of Human Cryptococcosis Due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Spain

Authors:
Colom Valiente, María Francisca

Frasés, Susana
Ferrer, Consuelo
Jover, Alejandro
Andreu, Mariano

Reus, Sergio
Sánchez, Manuel
Torres-Rodríguez, Josep M.

Editor:
American Society for Microbiology

Department:
Departamentos de la UMH::Producción Vegetal y Microbiología

Issue Date:
2005-03-22

URI:
https://hdl.handle.net/11000/31355

Abstract:
We report the first case of human cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii described in our country, which was presented as brain cryptococcoma in an immunocompetent patient. An extensive sampling of the patient's environment was carried out to find the source of infection

Keywords/Subjects:
Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii
Immunocompetent patient
Antifungal therapies
Neurological symptoms

Type of document:
application/pdf

Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.7.3548-3550.2005

Appears in Collections:
Artículos Producción vegetal y microbiología

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