Literature DB >> 12801355

What is the significance of an isolated positive cryptococcal antigen in the cerebrospinal fluid of cancer patients?

Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis1.   

Abstract

We evaluated the significance of an isolated positive cryptococcal antigen titer in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 12 cancer patients. In most of the cases, the test had a low titer, was frequently associated with an intracranial malignancy and was considered to represent a false-positive result. Hence, an isolated cryptococcal antigen in the CSF has an unclear clinical value and must be interpreted with caution.

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Year:  2003        PMID： 12801355     DOI： 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00877.x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Mycoses        ISSN： 0933-7407            Impact factor:   4.377


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2.  Fungal infections of the central nervous system in HIV-negative patients: experience from a tertiary referral center of South India.

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