Abstract
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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Albuquerque Menezes, E., Ricarte Monteiro, M. N., Angelo, M. R. F., Duarte Santos, C., Furtado Freire, C. C., & Afrânio Cunha, F. (2002). Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in AIDS patients. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 35(5), 537–539. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86822002000500021
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