Evaluation of a Cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay in serum and cerebrospinal fluid for rapid diagnosis of cryptococcosis in Colombia

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 Crypto...

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Autores Principales: Cáceres, Diego H., Zuluaga, Alejandra, Tabares, Ángela M., Chiller, Tom, González, Ángel, Gómez, Beatriz L.
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/21972
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201759076