Cryptococcus neoformans Ex Vivo Capsule Size Is Associated With Intracranial Pressure and Host Immune Response in HIV-associated Cryptococcal Meningitis - Concepedia

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Cryptococcus neoformans Ex Vivo Capsule Size Is Associated With Intracranial Pressure and Host Immune Response in HIV-associated Cryptococcal Meningitis

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2013

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Emma J. Robertson, Grace Najjuka, Melissa A. Rolfes, Andrew Akampurira, Neena Jain, Janani Anantharanjit, Maximilian von Hohenberg, Manlio Tassieri, Allan Carlsson, David B. Meya,

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Cryptococcal capsule size ex vivo is an important contributor to virulence in human cryptococcal meningitis.

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