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| Title |
Comparison of two commercial tests (Immy vs. Dynamiker) for cryptococcal capsular antigen
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| Published in |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, September 2021
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| DOI | 10.1590/0037-8682-0307-2021 |
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| Authors |
María Clara Noguera, Patricia Escandón, Javier Rodríguez, Alexander Parody, Leidy Camargo |
| Abstract |
Lateral flow assay is an advanced method useful in the early diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis. We aimed to compare two commercial tests for cryptococcal capsular antigen in the sera of asymptomatic patients with human immunodeficiency virus in Barranquilla, Colombia. Thawed (n=162) previously collected serums (2016-2019) were processed using IMMY and Dynamiker cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay. Compared to IMMY's results, Dynamiker's sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and kappa index were 100%, 89.9%, 48.3%, 100.0%, and 0.61, respectively. The Dynamiker test had excellent sensitivity, acceptable specificity, and a low detection threshold for cryptococcal antigen in the tested samples. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 3 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 1 | 33% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 1 | 33% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |