Horgan M, Boothman S, Keane C T, Temperley I J, Mulcahy F, Jackson F
Department of Microbiology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin.
Ir Med J. 1990 Dec;83(4):157-8.
Three cases of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with HIV infection are described. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis. India ink preparation and culture of the CSF for cryptococcus is mandatory in HIV seropositive patients irrespective of the CSF white cell count and biochemistry.
本文描述了3例HIV感染患者的隐球菌性脑膜炎病例。诊断需要高度的怀疑指数。无论脑脊液白细胞计数和生化指标如何,对HIV血清阳性患者进行脑脊液墨汁负染和隐球菌培养是必不可少的。