Cryptococcal meningitis--a follow-up study of a serious clinical entity: quick cytological and microbiological diagnostics using a special staining procedure in cerebrospinal fluid specimens.
A routine diagnostic procedure of cryptococcal meningitis using Alcian Blue and Nuclear Fast Red staining is described in a group of 16 patients. Cerebrospinal fluid findings, including clinical cytology, routine biochemistry and protein fractions, are presented.
Institute of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Neuroimmunology, Central Military Hospital Complex, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Adam
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Sobek
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Dolezil
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Lodin
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Kasík
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Hajduková
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Cihelková
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Svatonová
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Hybel'ová
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Adam
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Melezinková
D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*