Abstract
We evaluated the significance of an isolated positive cryptococcal antigen titer in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 12 cancer patients. In most of the cases, the test had a low titer, was frequently associated with an intracranial malignancy and was considered to represent a false-positive result. Hence, an isolated cryptococcal antigen in the CSF has an unclear clinical value and must be interpreted with caution.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 161-163 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Mycoses |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- Antigen test
- CSF
- Cancer patients
- Cryptococcus neoformans
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology
- Infectious Diseases
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