... the differential. Organism /diagnosis Non-CNS/serum tests CNS/CSF testsCryptoccocus Antigen (+ serum & CSF = 94 %)Urine, sputum, blood culturesSmear: India ink stain (60%)Antigen (85%), [95 %]Culture ... parasthesias, and pain at inocula-tion site.◆ Acute neurological phase accompanied by agitation, hallucinations, autonom-ic instability, and seizures.◆ Post-exposure treatment involves administration ... neoformans, Coccidiodes immitis, Blastomyces der-matitides■Parasitic: Cysticercosis, Toxoplasma gondii◆Viral■ HIV■ HSV-1■ HSV-2■ Epstein-Barr (EBV)2 Infl ammatory conditions◆ Rheumatologic...