MLST-Based Population Genetic Analysis in a Global Context Reveals Clonality amongst Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii VNI Isolates from HIV Patients in Southeastern Brazil.

• Main Authors: Kennio Ferreira-Paim (Author), Leonardo Andrade-Silva (Author), Fernanda M Fonseca (Author), Thatiana B Ferreira (Author), Delio J Mora (Author), Juliana Andrade-Silva (Author), Aziza Khan (Author), Aiken Dao (Author), Eduardo C Reis (Author), Margarete T G Almeida (Author), Andre Maltos (Author), Virmondes R Junior (Author), Luciana Trilles (Author), Volker Rickerts (Author), Ariya Chindamporn (Author), Jane E Sykes (Author), Massimo Cogliati (Author), Kirsten Nielsen (Author), Teun Boekhout (Author), Matthew Fisher (Author), June Kwon-Chung (Author), David M Engelthaler (Author), Marcia Lazéra (Author), Wieland Meyer (Author), Mario L Silva-Vergara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cryptococcosis is an important fungal infection in immunocompromised individuals, especially those infected with HIV. In Brazil, despite the free availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the public health system, the mortality rate due to Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis is still high. To o...