First case report of cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus decagattii in a pediatric patient in Argentina

First case report of cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus decagattii in a pediatric patient in Argentina

Abstract We report the first case of cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus decagattii in an immunocompetent pediatric patient from an indigenous community in Argentina with a successful outcome. Two isolates (blood, cerebrospinal fluid) were genotyped by restriction fragment length polymorphism of the...

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Main Authors:	Ana Berejnoi, Constanza Giselle Taverna, Mariana Mazza, Matías Vivot, Guillermina Isla, Susana Córdoba, Graciela Davel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-03-01
Series:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:	Cryptococcosis Cryptococcus decagattii Pediatric patient
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100706&lng=en&tlng=en

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