Environmental strains of Cryptococcus neoformans variety grubii in the city of Santos, SP, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-36

  Soares, Maria Cecilia Bianchi ^a,b   Paula, Claudete Rodrigues ^c   Dias, Amanda L T ^c   Caseiro, Marcos Montani ^b   Da Costa, Sérgio Olavo Pinto ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SANTOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Cryptococcus neoformans; Pigeon droppings; Serotype

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PIGEON; SAMPLING; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 14644430911     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652005000100006     Document Type: Article

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