False-positive cerebrospinal fluid cryptococcus antigen in Libman-Sacks endocarditis.
Background: Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis is a serious opportunistic infection associated with high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts, particularly patients with advanced AIDS disease. The diagnosis is established through cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cryptococcus antigen detection a...
| Publicado en: | Infection Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 803 - 806 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Dec2016
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