Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 44-45 , 15 March 2009

Evidence of Cryptococcal Antigen in Archived Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples That Tested Negative for Agents of Viral Meningitis

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2009.02.006

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 44-45 , 15 March 2009

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