Cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS.
Indian J Med Sci
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2002 Dec; 56(12): 593-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-69106
ABSTRACT
A study was carried out to determine the incidence of Cryptococcus species in AIDS patients and their susceptibility pattern to the different antifungal drugs used for therapy. PCR as a rapid diagnostic tool for cryptococcal meningitis was evaluated. All the isolates were senstive to the three antifungal drugs tested indicating that the development of drug resistance is not a major problem in the treatment of cryptococcosis. All the culture positive specimens were positive by PCR which can be evolved into a very useful, rapid diagnostic tool to detect cryptococci in clinical specimens.
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Main subject:
Humans
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Fluconazole
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Amphotericin B
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Treatment Outcome
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Itraconazole
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Adult
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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Middle Aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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