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Modified India ink preparation for Cryptococcus neoformans in cerebrospinal fluid specimens

  • Univ. Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • Instituto Nacional de Salud Del Niño
  • Mental Honorio Delgado-Hideyo Noguchi

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Abstract

A novel modified India ink technique for the diagnosis of Cryptococcus neoformans in cerebrospinal fluid specimens is described. It employs 2% chromium mercury and India ink. This technique allows a clear identification of some external and internal structures of the organism. Three layers from the outer capsule that have previously been discerned only by electron microscopy are distinguished.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2290-2291
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume34
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1996

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