Article
Molecular diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis in cerebrospinal fluid: comparison of primer sets for Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complex.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Martins Marilena dos Anjos, Brighente Kate Bastos Santos, Matos Terezinha Aparecida de, Vidal Jose Ernesto, Hipólito Daise Damaris Carnietto de, Pereira-Chioccola Vera Lucia
Abstract excerpt
AIM: This study evaluated the use of polymerase chain reaction for cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis in clinical samples. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The sensitivity and specificity of the methodology were evaluated using eight Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii species complex reference strains and 16...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Cryptococcus gattii
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Fungal
- Genotype
- Humans
- Meningitis, Cryptococcal
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sensitivity and Specificity