Cryptococcus gattii Complex Infections in HIV-Infected Patients, Southeastern United States.

Cryptococcus gattii traditionally infects immunocompetent hosts and causes devastating pulmonary or central nervous system disease. However, this infection rarely occurs in patients infected with HIV. We report 3 cases of HIV-associated C. gattii complex infections in the southeastern United States....

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 24; no. 11; pp. 1998 - 2003
Main Authors: Bruner, Kaylee T., Franco-Paredes, Carlos, Henao-Martínez, Andrés F., Steele, Gregory M., Chastain, Daniel B.
Format: case study Journal Article
Published: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Nov2018
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