First reported isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from a Patient in Singapore

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 3098-3099

  Taylor, M B ^a   Chadwick, D ^a   Barkham, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; TRAVEL;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS BACILLISPORUS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0036702292     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.8.3098-3099.2002     Document Type: Article

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