Cryptococcus neoformans: pitfalls in diagnosis through evaluation of gram-stained smears of purulent exudates.
The recognition of Cryptococcus neoformans in Gram-stained smears of purulent exudates may be hampered by the presence of the large gelatinous capsule which apparently prevents definitive staining of the yeast-like cells. In such stained preparations, C. neoformans may appear either as round cells w...
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| Published in: | J Clin Microbiol |
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| Language: | Inglês |
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
1980
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC273699/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6171578/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.12.6.790-791.1980 |
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