Cryptococcosis—the impact of delay to diagnosis

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Cryptococcosis—the impact of delay to diagnosis C. Aye, A. Henderson, H. Yu, R. Norton Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 22, Issue 7, Pages 632-635 (July 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.04.022 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Boxplot comparing long-term neurological deficit (x-axis) and days from symptom onset to diagnosis (y-axis). Solid dots represent individual patients. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 632-635DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.04.022) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Boxplot comparing long-term neurological deficit (x-axis) and days from presentation to diagnosis (y-axis). Solid dots represent individual patients. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 632-635DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.04.022) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions