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Failure of multiplex meningitis/encephalitis (ME) NAT during cryptococcal meningitis in solid organ recipients
Author(s) -
Pilmis Benoit,
Bougnoux MarieElizabeth,
Guery Romain,
Senghor Yaye,
Le Monnier Alban,
Lanternier Fanny,
Bretagne Stephane,
Alanio Alexandre,
Lortholary Olivier
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13263
Subject(s) - medicine , meningitis , multiplex , encephalitis , viral meningitis , cryptococcal meningitis , cryptococcus , immunology , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , bacterial meningitis , virus , viral disease , microbiology and biotechnology , pediatrics , bioinformatics , biology
Cryptococcal meningitis is a severe cause of central nervous system infections among immunocompromised solid organ transplant (SOT) patients. While new diagnostic methods as multiplex meningitis/encephalitis (ME) NAT (nucleic acid test) are increasingly used as a first‐line tool in hospital practice, data in HIV‐negative patients including SOT remain scarce. We report here false‐negative results of multiplex NAT among SOT patients with proven cryptococcal meningitis.