Molecular analysis of 311 Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from a 30-month ECMM survey of cryptococcosis in Europe

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 614-619

  Viviani, Maria Anna ^a   Cogliati, Massimo ^a   Esposto, Maria Carmela ^a   Lemmer, Karin ^b   Tintelnot, Kathrin ^b   Valiente, Maria Francisca Colom ^c   Swinne, Danielle ^d   Velegraki, Aristea ^e   Velho, Rosa ^f   Dromer, F ^g   Hoepelman, A I M ^g   Johnson, E ^g   Kouzmanov, A ^g   Nowicka, J ^g   Petrini, B ^g   Polachek, I ^g   Polak, A M ^g   Radka, N ^g   Schar G ^g   Vasilyeva, N ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^d SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^f CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^g Università degli Studi di Milano ^*

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Genotype; Mating type; Molecular epidemiology; Serotype

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B CHOLESTEROL SULFATE; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYBRID; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SEROTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTYPING;

CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 33646562472     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2006.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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