Visual loss in immunocompetent patients with Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis

R.A. Seaton1,2, Nitin Verma2, S Naraqi2, Jacob P. Wembri2, David A. Warrell1
1Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
2Division of Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Medical Faculty, University of Papua New Guinea, P.O. Box 5623, Boroko, Papua New Guinea

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