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Diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis
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Case Reports
Diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis
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Abstract
In a patient with progressive neurological deterioration, multiple lumbar CSF studies and extensive serological testing failed to demonstrate cryptococcal infection, while a single cisternal puncture produced viable cryptococcal organisms.
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