Hidden in plain sight: urinary Cryptococcus neoformans missed by routine diagnostics in a patient with acute leukemia

• Main Authors: Zoe F. Weiss (Author), James E. DiCarlo (Author), David W. Basta (Author), Stephanie Kent (Author), Alexis Liakos (Author), Lindsey Baden (Author), Manfred Brigl (Author), Sanjat Kanjilal (Author), Connie Cañete-Gibas (Author), Nathan P. Wiederhold (Author), Sankha S. Basu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Cryptococcuria is a rare manifestation of localized cryptococcal disease. We present a case of Cryptococcus neoformans urinary tract infection in an immunocompromised host missed by routine laboratory workup. The patient had negative blood cultures, a negative serum cryptococcal antigen (Cr...