Methamphetamine Enhances Cryptococcus neoformans Pulmonary Infection and Dissemination to the Brain

Methamphetamine (METH) is a major addictive drug of abuse in the United States and worldwide, and its use is linked to HIV acquisition. The encapsulated fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of fungal meningitis in patients with AIDS. In addition to functioning as a central nervous...

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Autores principales: Patel, Dhavan, Desai, Gunjan M., Frases, Susana, Cordero, Radames J. B., DeLeon-Rodriguez, Carlos M., Eugenin, Eliseo A., Nosanchuk, Joshua D., Martinez, Luis R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23900172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00400-13

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