Diagnostic Challenges of Cryptococcus neoformans in an Immunocompetent Individual Masquerading as Chronic Hydrocephalus

Cryptococcus neoformans can cause disseminated meningoencephalitis and evade immunosurveillance with expression of a major virulence factor, the polysaccharide capsule. Direct diagnostic assays often rely on the presence of the cryptococcal glucuronoxylomannan capsular antigen (CrAg) or visualizatio...

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Autores principales: Mahajan, Kedar R., Roberts, Amity L., Curtis, Mark T., Fortuna, Danielle, Dharia, Robin, Sheehan, Lori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27525140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7381943

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