Natural infection of armadillos with Coccidioides immitis was studied in the state of Piauí,
northeast of Brazil, endemic for coccidioidomycosis. In 1998, 26 nine-banded armadillos (…

Este consenso reuniu profissionais de todo o Brasil e foi preparado para atender às
necessidades dos profissionais que tratam de infecções fúngicas em nosso país, levando em …

The molecular types of 443 Brazilian isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus
gattii were analyzed to determine their geographic distribution within Brazil and their …

During the period from 1987 to 1998, 13 cases of human sporotrichosis were recorded at
the Research Center Evandro Chagas Hospital (CPqHEC) in Rio de Janeiro. Two of these …

The pathogenic dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii is the agent responsible for sporotrichosis,
an important fungal infection with a worldwide distribution. Little is known about the …

In order to study the infectious agents causing human disseminated cryptococcosis in the
state of Pará, North Brazil, 56 isolates of Cryptococcusspp. (54 isolated from cerebral spinal …

We molecularly characterized 81 cryptococcal isolates recovered from cerebrospinal fluid
samples of 77 patients diagnosed between 1998 and 2007 as having cryptococcal meningitis …

Throughout Brazil, Cryptococcus neoformans is the cause of cryptococcosis, whereas
Cryptococcus gattii is endemic to the northern and northeastern states. In this study, the molecular …

To identify the clinical and epidemiological profile of cryptococcosis diagnosed at the University
Hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, medical records of 123 …

We have determined the in vitro susceptibilities of 57 strains of Cryptococcus gattii to nine
antifungal agents and have compared the MICs for these strains with those for C. neoformans. …