Cryptococcal meningitis--a follow-up study of a serious clinical entity: quick cytological and microbiological diagnostics using a special staining procedure in cerebrospinal fluid specimens.

Abstract

A routine diagnostic procedure of cryptococcal meningitis using Alcian Blue and Nuclear Fast Red staining is described in a group of 16 patients. Cerebrospinal fluid findings, including clinical cytology, routine biochemistry and protein fractions, are presented.

• Authors: P Adam, O Sobek, D Dolezil, Z Lodin, J Kasík, L Hajduková, S Cihelková, J Svatonová, M Hybel'ová, D Adam, V Melezinková
• Journal: Folia microbiologica (Folia Microbiol (Praha)) Vol. 54 Issue 6 Pg. 567-8 (Nov 2009) ISSN: 1874-9356 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 20140729 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Cerebrospinal Fluid (microbiology)
• Cryptococcus neoformans (isolation & purification)
• Humans
• Meningitis, Cryptococcal (diagnosis, microbiology)
• Microbiological Techniques (methods)
• Microscopy (methods)
• Staining and Labeling (methods)