Resistance of Asian Cryptococcus neoformans serotype a is confined to few microsatellite genotypes

• Main Authors: Pan W., Khayhan K., Hagen F., Wahyuningsih R., Chakrabarti A., Chowdhary A., Ikeda R., Taj-Aldeen S.J., Khan Z., Imran D., Sjam R., Sriburee P., Liao W., Chaicumpar K., Ingviya N., Mouton J.W., Curfs-Breuker I., Boekhout T., Meis J.F., Klaassen C.H.W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858111081&partnerID=40&md5=5a6d4319b1291b34340e66b3dcdfbedd; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22427900; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3922
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic yeast that causes cryptococcosis, a life threatening disease. The prevalence of cryptococcosis in Asia has been rising after the onset of the AIDS epidemic and estimates indicate more than 120 cases per 1,000 HIV-infected individuals per year. Almo...