TABLE 2.
Characteristics of C. neoformans (serotype B) strains from India
| Strain | Age (yr) | Source of sample | Clinical presentation | HIV status | Pattern determined by:
|
MIC FLUf | Mating type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEF | RFLP | |||||||
| I104.97 | 25 | CSF | CMEa | Negative | XVII | R | 8 | α |
| I106.97 | 30 | CSF | CME | Negative | XVII | R | 8 | α |
| I107.97 | 17 | Aspirate | NAb | Negative | XVII | R | 8 | α |
| I49 | 68 | Sputum | FUOc | Negative | XVI | P | 16 | a |
| I67 (NP-1) | 34 | CSF | ASd, HAe | Negative | SM-XVIII | SM-S | 16 | α |
| MC-XVIII | MC-S | 16 | α | |||||
a
Chronic meningoencephalitis.
b
NA, not determined.
c
FUO, fever of unknown origin.
d
AS, altered sensorium.
e
HA, headache.
f
MIC of fluconazole.