Molecular typing of IberoAmerican Cryptococcus neoformans isolates

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-195

  Meyer, Wieland ^a,d   Castañeda, Alexandra ^b   Jackson, Stuart ^a,c   Huynh, Matthew ^a   Castañeda, Elizabeth ^b   Arechavala, Alicia ^e   Davel, Graciela ^f   Rodero, Laura ^f   Perrotta, Diego ^f   Lazera, Marcia ^g   Pereira Igreja, Ricardo ^g   Wanke, Bodo ^g   Mendes Giannini, Maria Jose ^h   Melhem, Marcia S C ⁱ   Henning Vainstein, Marlene ^j   Diaz, Maria Cristina ^k   Restrepo, Angela ^l   Huérfano, Sandra ^b   Samayoa, Blanca ^m   Logeman, Heidi ⁿ   Martirez, Rubén López ^o   Olivares, Laura Rocio Castañon ^o   Contreras Peres, Cuadberto ^p   Tovar, José Francisco Valenzuela ^p   Bustamante, Beatriz ^q   Torres Rodriquez, Joseph ^r   Morera, Yolanda ^r   Calvo, Belinda ^s   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e HOSPITAL F J MUÑIZ   (Argentina)

^f Inst Nac Enferm I   (Argentina)

^g Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^h SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

ⁱ INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^j FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^l Unidad de Biología Celular y Molecular   (Colombia)

^m Department of Pediatrics   (Guatemala)

ⁿ UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^o UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^p Instituto Nacional de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos   (Mexico)

^q INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^r UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^s UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; URA5 GENE; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 0345074117     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0902.020246     Document Type: Article

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