High prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in tropical and subtropical regions

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie Mikrobiologie und Hygiene - Abt. 1 Orig. A

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1984, Pages 213-218

  Kwon Chung, K J ^a   Bennett, J E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0021169658     PISSN: 01766724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0174-3031(84)80074-8     Document Type: Article

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