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Whole genome sequencing identifies Cryptococcus neoformans in medical cannabis, suggesting a direct link to infection.
Whole genome sequencing demonstrated Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A from cerebrospinal fluid and larynx of a patient receiving therapy for refractory multiple myeloma and from the patient's medical cannabis were indistinguishable. This is the first study to definitively link an infection to a pathogen in medical cannabis used by the patient.
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