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Evaluation of a Cryptococcal antigen Lateral Flow Assay in serum and cerebrospinal fluid for rapid diagnosis of cryptococcosis in Colombia

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Title
Evaluation of a Cryptococcal antigen Lateral Flow Assay in serum and cerebrospinal fluid for rapid diagnosis of cryptococcosis in Colombia
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, December 2017
DOI 10.1590/s1678-9946201759076
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Diego H. Cáceres, Alejandra Zuluaga, Ángela M. Tabares, Tom Chiller, Ángel González, Beatriz L. Gómez

Abstract

A Lateral Flow Assay to detect cryptococcal antigen (CrAg® LFA) in serum and cerebrospinal fluid for the rapid diagnosis of cryptococcosis was evaluated. A retrospective validation was performed. Sensitivity and specificity of the CrAg® LFA was 100%. High concordance (kappa index=1.0) between Cryptococcal Antigen Latex Agglutination System (CALAS®) and CrAg® LFA was observed. CrAg® LFA showed higher analytical sensitivity for detecting low concentrations of cryptococcal antigen.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 33 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 4 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 9%
Researcher 3 9%
Student > Postgraduate 3 9%
Student > Master 3 9%
Other 5 15%
Unknown 12 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 11 33%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 3%
Neuroscience 1 3%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 14 42%