Background Cryptococcosis is a global invasive mycosis associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) testing from serum and cerebrospinal …

The surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique has displayed a broad
application prospect in disease diagnosis owing to its high sensitivity, fast responsiveness …

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 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 …

Cryptococcosis is a systemic infection caused by the pathogenic yeasts Cryptococcus
neoformans and C. gattii. Detection of cryptococcal capsular antigen (CrAg) in serum and …

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

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 …

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

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

At present, with the development of technology, the detection of cryptococcal antigen
(CRAG) plays an increasingly important role in the diagnosis of cryptococcosis. However …