Objectives Current methods for cryptococcal antigen detection have some limitations. This
study aimed at evaluating a lateral flow assay (LFA) for the diagnosis of cryptococcosis in a
French University medical center. Methods A retrospective study was performed on samples
collected from patients with a definitive diagnosis of cryptococcosis (group I 66 samples; 28
patients) or with non-Cryptococcus invasive fungal infection (group II 18 samples; 17
patients). In addition, 274 samples from 205 consecutive patients, either suspected of …