In vitro susceptibility characteristics of Cryptococcus neoformans varieties from AIDS patients in Goiânia, Brazil

Sixty clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from AIDS from Goiânia, state of Goiás, Brazil, were characterized according to varieties, serotypes and tested for antifungal susceptibility. To differentiate the two varieties was used L-canavanine-glycine-bromothymol blue medium and to separate t...

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Main Authors: Orionalda de FL Fernandes, Xisto S Passos, Lúcia KH Souza, André TB Miranda, Carlos Henrique PV Cerqueira, Maria do Rosário R Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2003-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000600022