Mycological and Serological Diagnosis of Cryptococcosis.
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Evaluation of conventional & serological methods for rapid diagnosis of cryptococcosis.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Cryptococcosis is a chronic infective condition affecting the central nervous system. Unless diagnosed early and specific treatment instituted it can be fatal. There is an urgent need for a rapid and specific diagnostic tool for better management of the patients. Conventional methods such as culture and India ink are specific but cumbersome and time consuming. Serological...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0916-4804,1882-0476
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.41.241