Emergence of Cryptococcus gattii in a novel environment provides clues to its incubation period

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1851-1852

  MacDougall, L ^a   Fyfe, M ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANADA; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; ENDEMIC DISEASE; INCUBATION TIME; LUNG INFECTION; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTYPING; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII;

EID: 33646558914     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1851-1852.2006     Document Type: Article

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