Evaluation Of Conventional and Serological Methods for Rapid Diagnosis of Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV Seropositive Patients at Tertiary Care Hospital

• Main Authors: Hetal S Shah (Author), Disha A Patel (Author), Mahendra M Vegad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medsci Publications, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: With the increase in the incidence of HIV infection, there is an increase in incidence of cryptococcal meningitis. Due to lack of sensitive methods for diagnosis, high morbidity and mortality are associated with the disease. Early and rapid diagnosis is essential to prevent serious com...