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Review
. 1999 Apr;1(4):293-301.
doi: 10.1016/s1286-4579(99)80025-2.

Pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans: virulence factors and immunological mechanisms

M L Rodrigues  1 , C S Alviano, L R Travassos
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Pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans: virulence factors and immunological mechanisms

M L Rodrigues et al. Microbes Infect. 1999 Apr.
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Abstract

Cryptococcus neoformans is the causative agent of cryptococcosis and cryptococcal meningitis, which are serious pathological conditions affecting up to 10% of patients with AIDS. Mechanisms of pathogenicity of C. neoformans and the host defenses against this fungus are reviewed, incorporating recent data and perspectives.

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