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    Intranasal Inoculation of <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Cryptococcus neoformans</span> in Mice Produces Nasal Infection with Rapid Brain Dissemination
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    Intranasal Inoculation of Cryptococcus neoformans in Mice Produces Nasal Infection with Rapid Brain Dissemination

    Cryptococcus neoformans causes an estimated 181, 000 deaths each year, mostly associated with untreated HIV/AIDS. C. neoformans has a ubiquitous worldwide distribution. Humans become infected from exposure to environmental sources, after which the fungus lays dormant within the human body. Upon AIDS...

    Carolina Coelho, Emma Camacho, Antonio Salas, Alexandre Alanio, Arturo Casadevall
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