J. Mol. Neurosci. 2020 Jan 31
Reduction of Human DNA Contamination in Clinical Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens Improves the Sensitivity of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing.
Ji XC, Zhou LF, Li CY, Shi YJ, Wu ML, Zhang Y, Fei XF, Zhao G
Metagenomics next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is increasingly available for the detection of obscure infectious diseases of the central nervous syste ...
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J. Clin. Microbiol. 2020 Jan 29
Efficacy of CSF beta-D-glucan diagnostic testing for fungal meningitis: a systemic review.
Davis C, Wheat LJ, Myint T, Boulware DR, Bahr NC
Background: Several case reports and cohort studies have examined the use of (1, 3) beta-D-glucan in cerebrospinal fluid to diagnose fungal meningitis ...
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Med Mycol Case Rep
Neurological worsening during treatment of an immunocompetent adult with Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis.
Tanu S, Mihir M, Rajeev S, Annu A
Cryptococcal meningitis is being increasingly described in immunocompetent adults. We describe here a young immuncompetent adult of Indian origin from ...
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Future Microbiol 2020 Jan 29
Cryptococcal infections in children: retrospective study and review from Australia.
Grimshaw A, Palasanthiran P, Huynh J, Marais B, Chen S, McMullan B
Aim: Cryptococcosis causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, but pediatric data are limited. Methods: A retrospective literature review o ...
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Indian J Crit Care Med
A Rare Case of Combined Pulmonary Cryptococcosis and Cryptococcal Meningitis in Renal Allograft Recipient.
Shastri PS, Kumar R, Gupta P
Invasive cryptococcosis is the third most common invasive fungal infection among organ transplant recipients.1 The most frequently encountered clinica ...
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