Zhang M, Li J C, Lin H, Zhang W, Lin M, Wu L, Liu W, Mu J S, Ye J X, Cui X P
Department of Neurology, Fuzhou Dongfang Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Fuzhou Dongfang Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
Genet Mol Res. 2014 Mar 26;13(4):9253-61. doi: 10.4238/2014.March.26.3.
The aim of this study was to investigate diagnostic methods for cryptococcal meningitis (CM). A retrospective analysis was conducted for 31 patients with CM confirmed by etiologic detection of cerebrospinal fluid in our hospital in the past 5 years. Nineteen cases in 31 patients were confirmed with CM in the first diagnosis, with a misdiagnosis rate of 38.7%. The positive rates of cryptococcus detection in cerebrospinal fluid with May-Grünwald-Giemsa (MGG)-, ink-, and Alcian blue-staining methods were 86.9, 70.9, and 80.6%, respectively. The misdiagnosis rate of CM is high during the early stage of disease. The total positive rate of cryptococcus diagnosis using the MGG-staining method was significantly higher than that using the ink-staining method. These results are important for diagnosing CM.
本研究旨在探讨隐球菌性脑膜炎(CM)的诊断方法。对我院过去5年经脑脊液病原学检测确诊的31例CM患者进行回顾性分析。31例患者中19例初诊即确诊为CM,误诊率为38.7%。采用迈-格-姬(MGG)染色法、墨汁染色法和阿尔辛蓝染色法检测脑脊液中隐球菌的阳性率分别为86.9%、70.9%和80.6%。CM在疾病早期误诊率较高。采用MGG染色法诊断隐球菌的总阳性率显著高于墨汁染色法。这些结果对CM的诊断具有重要意义。