[Importance of culture of urine in the diagnosis of AIDS associated cryptococcosis]

Autor: Vitor Laerte, Pinto Junior, Maria Clara Gutierrez, Galhardo, Márcia, Lazéra, Bodo, Wanke, Rosani Santos, Reis, Maurício, Perez
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. 39(2)
ISSN: 0037-8682
Popis: 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.
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