Lopes JO, Costa JM, Streher LA, Clock C, Pinto MS, Alves SH. [Cryptococcosis not related to AIDS in Rio Grande do Sul: a report of 8 cases and a review of the literature].
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 1997;
30:369-72. [PMID:
9380896 DOI:
10.1590/s0037-86821997000500003]
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Abstract
We report eight cases of cryptococcosis in non-AIDS patients diagnosed in Santa Maria, RS, during 1961-1995. A review of the literature is performed and the prevalence of the infection caused by var neoformans in patients without underlying disease in subtropical regions is commented.
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