Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGIIb infection in Japan.
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This report describes a case of Cryptococcus gattii VGIIb infection of the pulmonary and central nervous systems in an immunocompetent Japanese man with a travel history, and it hypothesizes the place where he was infected with C. gattii using the genotype information.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medical mycology journal
دوره 55 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014