Atypical cytomorphologic appearance of cryptococcus neoformans: A report of five cases

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 363-370

  Williamson, John D ^a,b   Silverman, Jan F ^a,b   Mallak, Lt Craig T ^a,b   Christie, John D ^a,b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida, fungi; Cryptococcus neoformans

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0029875172     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333769     Document Type: Article

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