Should an India ink test be used to detect cryptococcal meningitis in a low-risk population--primarily in a general acute care setting--or are better stat tests available?

Authors	E W Koneman
Journal	CAP today (CAP Today) Vol. 14 Issue 12 Pg. 62 (Dec 2000) ISSN: 0891-1525 [Print] United States
PMID	11188352 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References	Coloring Agents chinese ink Carbon
Topics	Carbon Cerebrospinal Fluid (cytology, microbiology) Coloring Agents Humans Latex Fixation Tests Meningitis, Cryptococcal (cerebrospinal fluid, diagnosis, epidemiology, microbiology) Prevalence Reproducibility of Results Risk Factors Sensitivity and Specificity

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