Cryptococcal meningitis--a follow-up study of a serious clinical entity: quick cytological and microbiological diagnostics using a special staining procedure in cerebrospinal fluid specimens
Folia microbiologica.
2009 Nov ;
54 (6) :
567-8.
[epub] 20100207
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/pmid20140729
- MeSH
- Staining and Labeling methods MeSH
- Cryptococcus neoformans isolation & purification MeSH
- Meningitis, Cryptococcal diagnosis microbiology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Microbiological Techniques methods MeSH
- Microscopy methods MeSH
- Cerebrospinal Fluid microbiology MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
A routine diagnostic procedure of cryptococcal meningitis using Alcian Blue and Nuclear Fast Red staining is described in a group of 16 patients. Cerebrospinal fluid findings, including clinical cytology, routine biochemistry and protein fractions, are presented.
