Open AccessComparison of Antigen Detection and Nested PCR in CSF Samples of HIV Positive and Negative Patients with Suspected Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Shweta Kumari,
Rajesh Verma,
Dharmendra Singh,
Rashmi Yadav
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18322.7619
Subject(s) - latex fixation test , medicine , nested polymerase chain reaction , meningitis , cerebrospinal fluid , polymerase chain reaction , immunology , gastroenterology , surgery , antibody , biology , biochemistry , gene
The cases of cryptococcal meningitis and other forms of cryptococcosis have increased in recent time and the present scenario of the condition with significant morbidity and mortality is actually posing a serious threat to the community, so an early and prompt diagnosis is necessary to prevent serious complications and thus improving the overall disease outcome.