Antifungal susceptibilities, varieties, and electrophoretic karyotypes of clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela.
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.
Calvo
B M
BM
Universidad del Zulia-Luz, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Colombo
A L
AL
Fischman
O
O
Santiago
A
A
Thompson
L
L
Lazera
M
M
Telles
F
F
Fukushima
K
K
Nishimura
K
K
Tanaka
R
R
Myiajy
M
M
Moretti-Branchini
M L
ML
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
D000935:Antifungal Agents