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Cryptococcus (Cryptococcosis)

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References

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Hajjeh RA, Brandt ME, Pinner RW. Emergence of cryptococcal disease: epidemiologic perspectives 100 years after its discovery. Epidemiol Rev 1996;17:303-320.

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