INFECTION DUE TO CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS OF UNUSUAL MORPHOLOGY IN A PATIENT WITH AIDS

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ANANDI, V [1 ]
BABU, PG [1 ]
JOHN, TJ [1 ]
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[1] CHRISTIAN MED COLL & HOSP,NATL AIDS REFERENCE & SURVEILLANCE CTR,VELLORE 632004,TAMIL NADU,INDIA
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CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; AIDS; ABERRANT MORPHOLOGY;
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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Cryptococcus neoformans with a rare morphology of hand-mirror appearance was demonstrated by direct microscopic preparation of both cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and sputum of a patient with AIDS. In addition, one to six blastoconidia were seen at the tip of a germ-tube like structure. Cr. neoformans was isolated in pure culture and the identification was confirmed by biochemical and serological tests as well as by animal pathogenicity.
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