Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Italy note II. Environmental investigation related to an autochtonous clinical case in Apulia

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-96

  Montagna, M T ^a   Viviani, M A ^b   Pulito, A ^a   Aralla, C ^a   Tortorano, A M ^b   Fiore, L ^a   Barbuti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Faunistic park; Italy (Apulia)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; SEROTYPE; TREE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS BACILLISPORUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0030835738     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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