Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in AIDS patients

Cryptococcus neoformans causes meningitis in AIDS patients. In the São José Hospital, reference center for patients with AIDS in Fortaleza - Ceará State - Brazil, 54 samples of the cerebrospinal fluid were analyzed from January 1st through December 31st 2000. Direct examination with India ink and cu...

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Main Authors: Everardo Albuquerque Menezes, Maria Neuman Ricarte Monteiro, Maria Rozelê F. Angelo, Cintia Duarte Santos, Caio César Furtado Freire, Francisco Afrânio Cunha
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2002
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author Everardo Albuquerque Menezes
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description Cryptococcus neoformans causes meningitis in AIDS patients. In the São José Hospital, reference center for patients with AIDS in Fortaleza - Ceará State - Brazil, 54 samples of the cerebrospinal fluid were analyzed from January 1st through December 31st 2000. Direct examination with India ink and culture in Sabouraud's agar at 37°C were done. Of the specimens studied 5(9.25%) were positive.
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spellingShingle Cryptococcus neoformans
Meningitis
Cerebrospinal fluid
AIDS
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Everardo Albuquerque Menezes
Maria Neuman Ricarte Monteiro
Maria Rozelê F. Angelo
Cintia Duarte Santos
Caio César Furtado Freire
Francisco Afrânio Cunha
Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in AIDS patients
title Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in AIDS patients
title_full Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in AIDS patients
title_fullStr Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in AIDS patients
title_full_unstemmed Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in AIDS patients
title_short Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in AIDS patients
title_sort cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in aids patients
topic Cryptococcus neoformans
Meningitis
Cerebrospinal fluid
AIDS
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
topic_facet Cryptococcus neoformans
Meningitis
Cerebrospinal fluid
AIDS
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
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