Histopathology of the arachnoid granulations and brain in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: correlation with cerebrospinal fluid pressure.

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Published in AIDS on January 28, 2010

Authors

Angela Loyse1, Helen Wainwright, Joseph N Jarvis, Tihana Bicanic, Kevin Rebe, Graeme Meintjes, Thomas S Harrison

Author Affiliations

1: Infectious Diseases Unit, GF Jooste Hospital, South Africa. angelaloyse@hotmail.com

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