Failure of the Cryptococcal Serum Antigen Test to Detect Primary Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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Journal Article Failure of the Cryptococcal Serum Antigen Test to Detect Primary Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Get access Henri Taelman, Henri Taelman Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology, Centre Hospitalier de Kigali, and Reference Laboratory of the National AIDS Control Program, Kigali, Rwanda; Department of Histopathology, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom; Belgian-Rwandan Medical Cooperation, Brussels, Belgium; and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Henri Taelman, Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Kigali, BP 780 Kigali, Rwanda. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Jos Bogaerts, Jos Bogaerts Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology, Centre Hospitalier de Kigali, and Reference Laboratory of the National AIDS Control Program, Kigali, Rwanda; Department of Histopathology, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom; Belgian-Rwandan Medical Cooperation, Brussels, Belgium; and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Jean Batungwanayo, Jean Batungwanayo Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology, Centre Hospitalier de Kigali, and Reference Laboratory of the National AIDS Control Program, Kigali, Rwanda; Department of Histopathology, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom; Belgian-Rwandan Medical Cooperation, Brussels, Belgium; and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Philippe Van de Perre, Philippe Van de Perre Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology, Centre Hospitalier de Kigali, and Reference Laboratory of the National AIDS Control Program, Kigali, Rwanda; Department of Histopathology, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom; Belgian-Rwandan Medical Cooperation, Brussels, Belgium; and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Sebastian Lucas, Sebastian Lucas Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology, Centre Hospitalier de Kigali, and Reference Laboratory of the National AIDS Control Program, Kigali, Rwanda; Department of Histopathology, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom; Belgian-Rwandan Medical Cooperation, Brussels, Belgium; and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Susan Allen Susan Allen Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology, Centre Hospitalier de Kigali, and Reference Laboratory of the National AIDS Control Program, Kigali, Rwanda; Department of Histopathology, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom; Belgian-Rwandan Medical Cooperation, Brussels, Belgium; and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 18, Issue 1, January 1994, Pages 119–120, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/18.1.119 Published: 01 January 1994