Molecular analysis of 311 Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from a 30-month ECMM survey of cryptococcosis in Europe36772

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During a European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) prospective survey of cryptococcosis in Europe (from July 1997 to December 1999) 655 cases were reported from 17 countries; 565 of the completed questionnaires were evaluable. Cryptococcosis was associated with HIV infection in 77% of cases (range 57.5-94%). Assessment of the laboratory data highlighted the lack of defined standard procedures for the diagnosis of cryptococcosis: the antigen test was not usually used for screening, the disease was mainly recognised when meningitis occurred (65% of patients) and, with the exception of…

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