Serotypes of Cryptococcus neoformans isolated from patients prior to and during the AIDS era in Thailand

Mycopathologia

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 75-78

  Sukroongreung, Samaniya ^a   Nilakul, Churairatana ^a   Ruangsomboon, Orawan ^a   Chuakul, Wongsatit ^a   Eampokalap, Boonchuay ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Thailand

Indexed keywords

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0030482212     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00436454     Document Type: Article

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