title: [Importance of culture of urine in the diagnosis of AIDS associated cryptococcosis].
abstract: In this retrospective study we analyzed 70 HIV patients with cryptococcosis over a 16-years period. The specimens with the best positivity were CSF (97.8%) followed by the culture of urine sediment (86.7%) and blood culture (58.8%). We conclude that the urine could be a useful tool for the diagnosis of cryptococcosis.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos, Instituto Estadual de Infectologia São Sebastião, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. vitorlaerte@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Vitor Laerte
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Pinto Junior
authors.forename: Maria Clara Gutierrez
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Galhardo
authors.forename: Márcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazéra
authors.forename: Bodo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wanke
authors.forename: Rosani Santos
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Maurício
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perez
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D000362:Agar; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar