title: Antifungal susceptibilities, varieties, and electrophoretic karyotypes of clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela.
abstract: One hundred clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and non-HIV-infected patients from Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela were separated according to varieties and tested for antifungal susceptibility. A high susceptibility to antifungal agents was observed among all the isolates. The electrophoretic karyotyping of 51 strains revealed good discrimination among Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans strains.
authors.affiliation: Universidad del Zulia-Luz, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fischman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Telles
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Myiajy
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Moretti-Branchini
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001938:Brazil; D002677:Chile; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D004586:Electrophoresis / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping / Q000379:methods; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014687:Venezuela
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents