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Diagnosis of central nervous system cryptococcosis relies on a spectrum of methods but has improved with lateral flow diagnostic assays that detect capsular polysaccharide antigens of Cryptococcus. Here, we present… Click to show full abstract
Diagnosis of central nervous system cryptococcosis relies on a spectrum of methods but has improved with lateral flow diagnostic assays that detect capsular polysaccharide antigens of Cryptococcus. Here, we present the case of an HIV-infected African-American man with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis caused by a strain producing little or no capsule.
Keywords:
cryptococcal antigen;
meningoencephalitis hiv;
hiv;
meningoencephalitis;
negative meningoencephalitis;
antigen negative
Journal Title: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
Year Published: 2017
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