Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis and rare yeast infections in the haematology/oncology setting, 2021

CC Chang, V Hall, C Cooper… - Internal Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcosis caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans–Cryptococcus gattii complex is an
important opportunistic infection in people with immunodeficiency, including in the …

Cryptococcal antigen detection in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid

Y Senghor, J Guitard, A Angoulvant… - Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcal antigen (CryAg) testing in serum and CSF is a clue diagnostic tool for
cryptococcosis. In this study, we reviewed the performances of the CryAg detection (Premier …

Low cryptococcus antigen titers as determined by lateral flow assay should be interpreted cautiously in patients without prior diagnosis of cryptococcal infection

M Dubbels, D Granger, ES Theel - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Detection of Cryptococcus antigen (CrAg) is invaluable for establishing
cryptococcal disease. Multiple different methods for CrAg detection are available, including …

Performance of the cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay in non-HIV-related cryptococcosis

A Jitmuang, AA Panackal, PR Williamson… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay (CrAg LFA) was evaluated for the diagnosis of
cryptococcosis in HIV-negative patients. The sensitivity was excellent, suggesting that this …

Cryptococcus tetragattii as a major cause of cryptococcal meningitis among HIV-infected individuals in Harare, Zimbabwe

TK Nyazika, F Hagen, JF Meis, VJ Robertson - Journal of Infection, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is commonly caused by Cryptococcus
neoformans, whilst infections with Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato are historically rare …

Ultrasensitive SERS biosensor for synchronous detection of Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa via Cecropin 1-functionalized magnetic tags …

J Chen, X Liu, Z Liu, J Ma, J Han, Y Sun, J Liang… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have increasingly become a threat to global health.
Rapid, accurate, and reliable detection of HAI-related bacteria is urgently needed. Here, we …

Evaluation of the clinical performance of 2 point‐of‐care cryptococcal antigen tests in dogs and cats

KL Reagan, I McHardy… - Journal of veterinary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Point‐of‐care (POC) Cryptococcus antigen assays may provide veterinarians
with a more rapid, patient‐side diagnosis when compared with traditional laboratory‐based …

Prevalence of cryptococcal antigenemia and nasal colonization in a free-ranging koala population

LJ Schmertmann, A Kan, VSA Mella… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis, caused by environmental fungi in the Cryptococcus neoformans and
Cryptococcus gattii species complexes, affects a variety of hosts, including koalas …

Use of piezoelectric immunosensors for detection of interferon-gamma interaction with specific antibodies in the presence of released-active forms of antibodies to …

E Don, O Farafonova, S Pokhil, D Barykina… - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
In preliminary ELISA studies where released-active forms (RAF) of antibodies (Abs) to
interferon-gamma (IFNg) were added to the antigen-antibody system, a statistically …

A novel, inexpensive in-house immunochromatographic strip test for cryptococcosis based on the cryptococcal glucuronoxylomannan specific monoclonal antibody …

P Sathongdejwisit, K Pruksaphon, A Intaramat… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to develop a novel lateral flow immunochromatoghaphic strip test
(ICT) for detecting cryptococcal polysaccharide capsular antigens using only a single …