Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in AIDS patients

• Main Authors: Everardo Albuquerque Menezes, Maria Neuman Ricarte Monteiro, Maria Rozelê F. Angelo, Cintia Duarte Santos, Caio César Furtado Freire, Francisco Afrânio Cunha
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2002
• Subjects: Cryptococcus neoformans; Meningitis; Cerebrospinal fluid; AIDS; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/b162cc3adc8f4a1db815341f056a3724

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.