Anti-Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Autoantibodies Are a Risk Factor for Central Nervous System Infection by <named-content content-type="genus-species">Cryptococcus gattii</named-content> in Otherwise Immunocompetent Patients

ABSTRACT Cryptococcosis is caused by either Cryptococcus neoformans or C. gattii. While cryptococcal meningoencephalitis is caused mostly by C. neoformans in immunocompromised patients, the risk factors remain unclear for patients with no known immune defect. Recently, anti-granulocyte-macrophage co...

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Auteurs principaux: Tomomi Saijo, Jianghan Chen, Sharon C.-A. Chen, Lindsey B. Rosen, Jin Yi, Tania C. Sorrell, John E. Bennett, Steven M. Holland, Sarah K. Browne, Kyung J. Kwon-Chung
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Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/d40ee5d23d394851ba45c1631b2ca0b7
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