Cryptococcus tetragattii as a major cause of cryptococcal meningitis among HIV-infected individuals in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Objectives: HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is commonly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, whilst infections with Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato are historically rare. Despite available studies, little is known about the occurrence of C. gattii sensu lato infections among HIV-infected individ...

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Published in:Journal of Infection Vol. 72; no. 6; pp. 745 - 753
Main Authors: Nyazika, Tinashe K., Hagen, Ferry, Meis, Jacques F., Robertson, Valerie J.
Format: research Journal Article
Published: W B Saunders Jun2016
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