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Comunicações • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 39 (2) • Apr 2006 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822006000200020   copy

Importance of culture of urine in the diagnosis of AIDS associated cryptococcosis

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In this retrospective study we analyzed 70 HIV patients with cryptococcosis over a 16-years period. The specimens with the best positivity were CSF (97.8%) followed by the culture of urine sediment (86.7%) and blood culture (58.8%). We conclude that the urine could be a useful tool for the diagnosis of cryptococcosis.

Cryptococcosis; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Diagnosis; Urine; Cryptococcus neoformans

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