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India ink preparation in CSF sample showing the capsule (a zone of clearance or "halo") that surrounds the yeast cells.
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Cryptococcus spp. (5 to 10 muM in size) with surrounding with a capsule (Figure 1).
Culture of CSF showing white smooth colonies of Cryptococcus neoformans in Sabouraud dextrose agar.
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CSF culture, Sabouraud dextrose agar media, after 48 hours showed whitish mucoid colonies (Figure 2).