Disseminated cryptococcosis with gastrointestinal involvement and false-negative cryptococcal antigen testing due to postzone phenomenon: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcosis is an increasingly common infection given the growing immunocompromised population worldwide. Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) testing demonstrates excellent sensitivity and specificity and is the mainstay of diagnosis. However, there may be rare instances in which false-negati...

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Autores principales: Zimmet, Alex N., Cullen, Grace D., Mische, Leah, Deftos, Michael, Bogler, Yael, Nguyen, Nang L., Ray, Manoj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10080792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37024821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08141-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10080792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37024821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08141-y

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