The capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans in a CSF sample is best seen by: (A) Gram stain, (B) Indian ink preparation, (C) Giemsa stain, (D) Methanamine silver stain
Answer is B. The capsule of Cryptococcus can be demonstrated by Indian ink stain. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition