Comparative analysis of diagnostic methods for the detection of Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis.

• Main Authors: Katia Cristina Dantas (Author), Roseli Santos de Freitas-Xavier (Author), Suzete Cleusa Ferreira Spina Lombardi (Author), Alfredo Mendroni Júnior (Author), Marcos Vinicius da Silva (Author), Paulo Ricardo Criado (Author), Vera Lúcia Teixeira de Freitas (Author), Terezinha Morato Bastos de Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Cryptococcosis is a devastating opportunistic infection in immunocompromised individuals, primarily in people living with HIV/AIDS. This study evaluated a protocol for the early diagnosis of meningitis due to C. neoformans, utilizing established molecular techniques fr...