The diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis involves a spinal tap to examine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... resulting in around 112,000 deaths annually. All told, around 90% of cryptococcal infections ...

[58] Improving the early sterilizing power of current therapy may result in improved outcome of all TBM patients ... In communicating hydrocephalus, CSF reabsorption is obstructed in the basal ...

Bacterial meningitis, often fatal if untreated ... The most crucial investigation is a lumbar puncture to obtain CSF. CSF samples are tested in lab for protein and glucose levels, culture study ...

Typical features of HSV-2 meningitis are headache, fever, stiff neck, and lymphocytic pleocytosis in the CSF. HSV-2 meningitis ... As almost all published studies are single-case reports, it ...