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Multiple intracranial abscesses due to Cryptococcus neoformans: an unusual clinical feature in an immunocompetent patient and a short review of reported cases

O. Tore *Department of Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. Akcaglar *Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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E. Kazak *Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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Y. Heper *Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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H. Akalin *Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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B. Hakyemez †Department of Radiology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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B. Ener *Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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T. Boekhout ‡CBS Fungal Biodiversity Center, Department of Yeast and Basidiomycete Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands; §Division of Acute Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Eijkman-Winkler Centre for Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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F. Hagen ‡CBS Fungal Biodiversity Center, Department of Yeast and Basidiomycete Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands; §Division of Acute Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Eijkman-Winkler Centre for Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Pages 398-401 | Received 09 Jun 2009, Accepted 08 Jul 2009, Published online: 08 Feb 2010

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