[Importance of culture of urine in the diagnosis of AIDS associated cryptococcosis].
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.
Pinto Junior
Vitor Laerte
VL
Centro de Estudos, Instituto Estadual de Infectologia São Sebastião, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. vitorlaerte@terra.com.br
Galhardo
Maria Clara Gutierrez
MC
Lazéra
Márcia
M
Wanke
Bodo
B
Reis
Rosani Santos
RS
Perez
Maurício
M
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
D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar