title: Cryptococcus neoformans causing meningitis in AIDS patients.
abstract: Cryptococcus neoformans causes meningitis in AIDS patients. In the São José Hospital, reference center for patients with AIDS in Fortaleza--Ceará State--Brazil, 54 samples of the cerebrospinal fluid were analyzed from January 1st through December 31st 2000. Direct examination with India ink and culture in Sabouraud's agar at 37 degrees C were done. Of the specimens studied 5(9.25%) were positive.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. menezes@ufc.br
authors.forename: Everardo Albuquerque
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: Maria Neuman Ricarte
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Maria Rozelê F
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Angelo
authors.forename: Cintia Duarte
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Caio César Furtado
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.forename: Francisco Afrânio
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D001938:Brazil; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*