First case of human cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Spain

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作者
Colom, MF
Frasés, S
Ferrer, C
Jover, A
Andreu, M
Reus, S
Sánchez, M
Torres-Rodríguez, JM
机构
[1] Univ Miguel Hernandez, Fac Med, Div Microbiol, Alicante 03550, Spain
[2] Inst Oftalmol Alicante, Dept I&D&i, Alicante, Spain
[3] Gen Hosp Univ Alicante, Microbiol Serv, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
[4] Gen Hosp Univ Alicante, Unidad Enfermed Infecc, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
[5] Inst Municipal Invest Med, Lab Micol, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
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10.1128/JCM.43.7.3548-3550.2005
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We report the first case of human cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii described in our country, which was presented as brain cryptococcoma in an immunocompetent patient. An extensive sampling of the patient's environment was carried out to find the source of infection.
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