Disseminated cryptococcal infection despite treatment for cryptococcal meningitis.
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Disseminated cryptococcal infection despite treatment for cryptococcal meningitis.
Case Reports (Dr R F Miller) Case 1 A 25 year old Caucasian heterosexual man was found to be HIV I antibody positive in July 1989, when he presented to another hospital with cryptococcal meningitis. At this time his CD4+ count was 190 (normal range = 350-2,200)/mm3. Investigations showed normal urea and electrolyte levels and liver function tests; CT of the head was normal. Blood and urine cult...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.71.3.187