Septicemia due to DF-2. Cause of a false-positive cryptococcal latex agglutination result.

Publication/Presentation Date

7-1-1987

Abstract

A previously healthy 26-year-old man presented with fever, headache, skin rash, and thrombocytopenia. Cultures of blood and cerebrospinal fluid yielded a fastidious gram-negative bacillus, identified as DF-2. A unique feature of this case was the presence of a false-positive latex agglutination result for cryptococcal antigen in the cerebrospinal fluid in the absence of pleocytosis. Additional laboratory studies, which included indirect immunofluorescence and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, however, failed to reveal common antigenic surface components between these organisms.

Volume

83

Issue

1

First Page

155

Last Page

158

ISSN

0002-9343

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

3605167

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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