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The status of cryptococcosis in Latin America
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal infection caused by the encapsulated yeasts Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii, acquired from the environment. In Latin America, as occurring worldwide, C. neoformans causes more than 90% of the cases of cryptococcosis, affecting predominantly patients...
Autores principales: | Firacative, Carolina, Lizarazo, Jairo, Illnait-Zaragozí, María Teresa, Castañeda, Elizabeth |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5888000/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29641639 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760170554 |
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