comparison of conventional methods with latex agglutination test in the diagnosis of Cryptococcus meningitis

Dr. Subha parameshwaran; Sheila Naicker

Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

comparison of conventional methods with latex agglutination test in the diagnosis of Cryptococcus meningitis

Dr. Subha Parameshwaran, Sheila Naicker

Abstract :

Cryptococcus is opportunistic fungi causes meningitis in HIV patients. CSF samples from suspected cases were processed. Negative staining, dark field microscopy, culture, biochemical identification and latex agglutination directly from CSF samples were done. Out of 49 patients 43 (87.7 %) patients were positive for HIV antibodies. Cryptococcus was isolated from 13 (26.5 %) samples. The result of microscopy and latex agglutination was comparable.