Yeasts

Question

Of the following responses, the one observation that would rule out cryptococcosis as the cause of meningoencephalitis is:

Please select the single best answer

Normal glucose level

Negative India ink preparation

Absence of inflammatory cells

Negative cryptococcal antigen titer

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