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Case Reports
. 2005 Jul;43(7):3548-50.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3548-3550.2005.

First case of human cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Spain

M Francisca Colom  1 , Susana Frasés, Consuelo Ferrer, Alejandro Jover, Mariano Andreu, Sergio Reus, Manuel Sánchez, Josep M Torres-Rodríguez
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First case of human cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Spain

M Francisca Colom et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jul.

Abstract

We report the first case of human cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii described in our country, which was presented as brain cryptococcoma in an immunocompetent patient. An extensive sampling of the patient's environment was carried out to find the source of infection.

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FIG. 1.
Agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA obtained by PCR amplification of the URA5 gene (A) and subsequent RFLP fingerprinting after DNA enzymatic digestion (B). Lanes 1, molecular ruler; lanes 2, DNA obtained from C. neoformans-cultured cells; lanes 3, DNA obtained from the clinical sample (cryptococcoma drainage).
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