A murine model of Cryptococcus gattii meningoencephalitis
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A murine model of Cryptococcus gattii meningoencephalitis.
OBJECTIVES Meningoencephalitis caused by Cryptococcus gattii is associated with significant morbidity and the need for aggressive therapy, and often necessitates neurosurgical intervention. We adapted a previously described murine model of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans to that caused by C. gattii. METHODS Mice were inoculated intracranially with either C. gat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0305-7453,1460-2091
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks060