Cryptococcal meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii, serotype C, in AIDS patients in Soweto, South Africa.
We present four patients from South Africa with meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii, serotype C. These are the first patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to be reported with serotype C meningitis.
Karstaedt
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Department of Medicine, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. 014alan@chiron.wits.ac.za
Crewe-Brown
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Dromer
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013019:South Africa