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Cerebrospinal Fluid Microscopy as an Index for Predicting the Prognosis of Cryptococcal Meningitis Patients with and Without HIV

Keming Zhang1 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecμlar Medical Mycology,Shanghai Institute of Mycology,Shanghai Changzheng Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,200003,PRChina;2 Department of Dermatology,Shanghai Changzheng Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,200003,PRChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8636-1728View further author information
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Hang Li1 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecμlar Medical Mycology,Shanghai Institute of Mycology,Shanghai Changzheng Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,200003,PRChina;2 Department of Dermatology,Shanghai Changzheng Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,200003,PRChinaView further author information
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Lei Zhang1 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecμlar Medical Mycology,Shanghai Institute of Mycology,Shanghai Changzheng Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,200003,PRChina;2 Department of Dermatology,Shanghai Changzheng Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,200003,PRChinaView further author information
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Wanqing Liao1 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecμlar Medical Mycology,Shanghai Institute of Mycology,Shanghai Changzheng Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,200003,PRChina;2 Department of Dermatology,Shanghai Changzheng Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,200003,PRChinaView further author information
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Liyan Ling3 Department of Laboratory Medicine,Pinghu Second People's Hospital,Zhejiang,314200,PRChinaView further author information
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Xiaojing Li4 Department of Dermatology,Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Engineering,Hebei,430000,PRChinaView further author information
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Jianjun Lin5 Department of Clinical Laboratory,The Affiliated Xiangshan Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University,Ningbo,Zhejiang,315000,PRChinaView further author information
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Bin Xu6 Department of Neurology,Jiangxi Chest Hospital,Jiangxi,330000,PRChinaView further author information
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Weihua Pan1 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecμlar Medical Mycology,Shanghai Institute of Mycology,Shanghai Changzheng Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,200003,PRChina;2 Department of Dermatology,Shanghai Changzheng Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,200003,PRChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Qilong Zhang6 Department of Neurology,Jiangxi Chest Hospital,Jiangxi,330000,PRChina;7 Department of Neurology,Jiangxi Provincial people’s Hospital,Jiangxi,330000,PRChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1645-1652 | Received 27 Apr 2020, Accepted 03 Nov 2020, Published online: 30 Nov 2020

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