Should an India ink test be used to detect cryptococcal meningitis in a low-risk population--primarily in a general acute care setting--or are better stat tests available?
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University of Colorado School of Medicine, Consulting Microbiologist, Clinical Laboratories of Colorado, USA.
D002244:Carbon; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology; D004396:Coloring Agents; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D004396:Coloring Agents; C028433:chinese ink; D002244:Carbon