Histopathology, serology and cultures in the diagnosis of cryptococcosis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 255-259

  Gazzoni, Alexandra Flávia ^a   Severo, Cecília Bittencourt ^b,c   Salles, Emily Ferreira ^b,d   Severo, Luiz Carlos ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL SANTA RITA   (Brazil)

^d Santa Casa Complexo Hospitalar   (Brazil)

^e 1B CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Budding index; Carminophilic index; Cryptococcal antigen test; Cultures; Fontana Masson stain; Mayer's mucicarmine stain

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIGEN; BROMOTHYMOL BLUE; CANAVANINE; DYE; EOSIN; FONTANA MASSON; GLYCINE; GROCOT SILVER; HEMATOXYLIN; MAYER MUCICARMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CHILD; COLORING AGENTS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAINING AND LABELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449623696     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652009000500004     Document Type: Article

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