Melanisation of Cryptococcus neoformans in human brain tissue

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9220, 2000, Pages 2049-2050

  Nosanchuk, J D ^a   Rosas, A L ^a   Lee, S C ^a   Casadevall, A ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; MELANIN;

BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CELL WALL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0034631313     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02356-4     Document Type: Article

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