Study of Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV Seropositive Patients.

ABSTRACT

Cryptococcal meningitis is an emerging opportunistic fungal infection among HIV infected patients and important risk factors for the morbidity and mortality of these patients. A total of 8 specimens of CSF out of 45 from known HIV positive patients samples yielded Cryptococcus neoformans during the period of one year. The prevalence of cryptococcal meningitis among HIV seropositive patients in this region is 17.78%.