“False negative” CSF cryptococcal antigen with clinical meningitis: Case reports and review of literature

There is an increasing recognition of patients presenting with cryptococcal meningitis despite having a negative CSF cryptococcal antigen (CrAg). In this report, we describe three cases of patients with advanced immunosuppression who presented to hospital with “false negative” CSF cryptococcal antig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morris K. Rutakingirwa, Tadeo K. Kiiza, Joshua Rhein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753920300403