We compared a lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) to a currently used enzyme immunoassay
for detection of cryptococcal antigen in 396 sera and 651 cerebrospinal fluid specimens. We …

The cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) lateral flow assay (LFA) had 100% sensitivity and
specificity on cerebrospinal fluid samples. Pretreatment LFA titers correlated with …

We compared the performance of four assays for the detection of cryptococcal antigen in
serum samples (n= 634) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples (n= 51). Compared to latex …

Background Cryptococcus neoformans causes life-threatening meningitis. A recently
introduced lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) to detect cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) is …

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 …

Background A new lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) for the detection of cryptococcal antigen
was developed. Objective We aimed to systematically review all relevant studies to evaluate …

Background. Cryptococcosis is a common opportunistic infection of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected individuals mostly occurring in resource-limited …

Early cryptococcal disease can be detected via circulating antigen in blood before fulminant
meningitis develops, when early antifungal therapy improves survival. Two semiquantitative …

Current diagnostics for Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) rely on India ink, CSF culture, or
cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) latex agglutination test. India ink is relatively insensitive …

Cryptococcal meningitis is a devastating HIV-related opportunistic infection, affecting nearly
1 million individuals and causing over 500 000 deaths each year. The burden of disease is …