Serum cryptococcal antigen : Diagnostic value in thediagnosis of AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-71

  Asawavichienjinda, Thanin ^a   Sitthi Amorn, Chitr ^b   Tanyanont, Vatcharin ^b  

^a MAHARAT NAKHON RATCHASIMA HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

AIDS Related; Cryptococcal Meningitis; Diagnosis; Opportunistic Infection; Serum Cryptococcal Antigen

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0043282244     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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