Isolated detection of cryptococcal polysaccharide antigen in cerebrospinal fluid samples from patients with AIDS

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 849-850

  Manfredi, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029759986     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.4.849     Document Type: Article

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