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This paper aims to discuss the early diagnosis value of latex agglutination test in Cryptococcal meningitis. The cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] of 112 patients with definite Cryptococcal meningitis and 26 patients with tubercular meningitis and virus meningitis were collected, latex agglutination test is adopted to detect Cryptococcal capsular polysaccharide antigen. Then it was compared with fungal culture and direct microscopy method for evaluating the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis. The sensitivity of three methods including latex agglutination test, fungal culture and direct microscopy was 91.1%, 69.6% and 73.2% respectively. The specificity of latex agglutination test was 96.0%, 100% and 100% respectively. That latex agglutination test to detect Cryptococcal capsular polysaccharide antigen could be taken as the early diagnostic method of Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis
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Objective To investigate the changes of expressions of axon guidance molecule Sema3F and its receptor Np2 in hippocampus of temporal lobe epilepsy(TLE)rat.Methods Rats were injected with Lithium-chloride,Pilocarpine intraperitoneally to establish TLE model.The Sema3F mRNA,Np2 mRNA and protein in areas CA1,CA3 and dentate gyrus(DG)of hippocampus at different time were detected by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for TLE models.Further,they were compared with normal control group.Results Compared with normal control group,the expressions of Sema3F mRNA,Np2 mRNA and protein in areas CA1,CA3 significantly decreased(P