False-Negative CSF Cryptococcal Antigen with Cryptococcus gattii Meningoencephalitis in Southeastern United States: A Case Report and Literature Review

A 70-year-old immunocompetent male in South Carolina was admitted secondary to altered mental status and headache without focal neurological deficits. Head CT was negative. Lumbar puncture (LP) revealed normal glucose, elevated protein, and lymphocytosis. Opening pressure was 15 cm of H20. CSF later...

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I publikationen:Case Rep Infect Dis
Huvudupphovsmän: Esperti, Shawn, Stoelting, Austen, Mangano, Andrew, Patel, Dveet, Sansbury, Jilian, Sherertz, Robert
Materialtyp: Artigo
Språk:Inglês
Publicerad: Hindawi 2020
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Case Report
Länkar:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7376414/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32733719
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8232178
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