Cryptococcosis in children

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 166-171

  Severo, Cecília Bittencourt ^a,b   Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski ^b   Gazzoni, Alexandra Flávia ^b   Severo, Luiz Carlos ^b  

^a Santa Casa Complexo Hospitalar   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Children; Cryptococcus gattii; Cryptococcus neoformans; HIV; Immunocompromised host; Meningitis; Mortality

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOLOGY; REVIEW;

BRAZIL; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST;

EID: 76549097527     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2009.06.009     Document Type: Review

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