[Forty cases of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis diagnosed at the Mycology-Parasitology Department of the Ibn Sina hospital in Rabat, over a 21-year period].

Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis is a common and severe opportunistic fungal infection caused by the encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans. It commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients, in particular in subjects with advanced stage HIV while it is rare in immunocompetent patients. We report 40 cases of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis (NMC) diagnosed at the Mycology-Parasitology Department of the Ibn Sina hospital in Rabat, over a 21-year period (1993-2014).

Comparative evaluation of immunochromatographic dipstick test (ICT) rk39, soluble antigen ELISA and IFAT for the sero-diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Morocco.

A rapid, sensitive and specific tool for detection of Leishmania infantum infection in Humans would be highly desirable, because it would allow control interventions in endemic areas of visceral leishmaniasis. This study was carried out at the Reference National Laboratory of Leishmaniasis (RNLL) in National Institute of Hygiene (NIH) Morocco, in order to evaluate the diagnostic potential of immunochromatographic dipstick test (ICT) rk39 in Moroccan suspected VL patients. A total of 49 admitted patients with strong clinical suspicion of VL and 40 healthy controls were investigated for the performance of the ICT rk39.