Symptomatic Cryptococcal Meningitis with Negative Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Cryptococcal Antigen Tests

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of mortality in advanced HIV disease. A positive cerebrospinal fluid cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) test defines cryptococcal meningitis. Herein, we present a patient with serum and cerebrospinal fluid CrAg negative cryptococcal meningitis, despite...

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Autores principales: Nanfuka, Vivien, Mkhoi, Mkhoi L, Gakuru, Jane, Kwizera, Richard, Baluku, Joseph Baruch, Bongomin, Felix, Meya, David B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8420644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34512034
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S328084

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8420644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34512034
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S328084

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