Background Cryptococcus is a conditional pathogenic fungus causing cryptococcosis, which
is one of the most serious fungal diseases faced by humans. Lateral flow …

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 …

Cryptococcus is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus and is the major cause of fungal
meningitis. The cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) lateral flow assay (LFA) is an …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Cryptococcosis is one of the most common opportunistic infections in both
immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. Although the cryptococcal antigen …

Cryptococcosis in HIV-negative patients can be an opportunistic or endemic disease. There
are no published studies on the use of the finger-prick whole blood (point-of-care) …

Background The incidence of cryptococcosis amongst HIV-negative persons is increasing.
Whilst the excellent performance of the CrAg testing in people living with HIV is well …