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Cryptococcal pathogenic mechanisms: a dangerous trip from the environment to the brain

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast that causes serious infections, most commonly of the central nervous system (CNS). C. neoformans is mainly found in the environment and acquired by inhalation. It could be metaphorically imagined that cryptococcal disease is a “journey” fo...

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Autores principales: Esher, Shannon K, Zaragoza, Oscar, Alspaugh, James Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5909089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29668825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760180057