Cryptococcus infection in tropical Australia.
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Eighteen cases of disease caused by the saprophytic fungi Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus bacillisporus are described from the Northern Territory of Australia. The majority of infections were with Cryptococcus bacillisporus and in the rural Aboriginal population, often causing pulmonary mass lesions.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 42 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004