title: Significance of cryptococcal antigen titers in patients with AIDS.
abstract: We have described a patient with AIDS and cryptococcal antigen titers of 1:262,144 in CSF and 1:268,435,456 in serum. Although the prognosis is poor in AIDS patients with high cryptococcal antigen titers, this patient responded well to treatment and has been free of clinical recurrence of cryptococcal infection for 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State University, Flint.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Shahab
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Habte-Gabr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fedorko
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial