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Transpl Infect Dis
; 22(4): e13263, 2020 Aug.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32056348
RESUMEN
Cryptococcal meningitis is a severe cause of central nervous system infections among immunocompromised solid organ transplant (SOT) patients. While new diagnostic methods as multiplex meningitis/encephalitis (ME) NAT (nucleic acid test) are increasingly used as a first-line tool in hospital practice, data in HIV-negative patients including SOT remain scarce. We report here false-negative results of multiplex NAT among SOT patients with proven cryptococcal meningitis.