First Case of Human Cryptococcosis Due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Spain

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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Main Authors: Colom, M. Francisca, Frasés, Susana, Ferrer, Consuelo, Jover, Alejandro, Andreu, Mariano, Reus, Sergio, Sánchez, Manuel, Torres-Rodríguez, Josep M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2005
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Case Reports
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1169187/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16000503
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.7.3548-3550.2005
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