Cytologic detection of cryptococcosis coexisting with herpes simplex virus infection in sputum: Use of liquid-based, thin-layer preparations [4]

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-106

  Kobayashi, Tadao K ^a   Ueda, Masami ^a   Nishino, Toshihiro ^a   Moritani, Suzuko ^a   Higaki, Tadashi ^a   Bamba, Masamichi ^b  

^a Medical Care Center   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Herpes simplex virus; Sputum; ThinPrep

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOLOGY; DEVICE INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0037263320     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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