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 …

Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa. Given the
need for rapid point-of-care testing, we evaluated the diagnostic performance of the …

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. Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of adult meningitis in sub-
Saharan Africa. The cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) lateral flow assay (LFA) has simplified …

Since rapid cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assays (CrAg LFA) may expedite treatment of
HIV-associated cryptococcal infections, we sought to validate clinic-based CrAg LFA testing …

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 …

Despite access to antiretroviral therapy, mortality from cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is high
among persons with advanced HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Cryptococcal antigen …

Background HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is the leading cause of adult meningitis
in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for 15%–20% of AIDS-attributable mortality. The …

Background: Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening at the point of care could improve
cryptococcal meningitis prevention where laboratory resources are limited. We evaluated …

High cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) titers in blood are associated with subclinical meningitis
and mortality in CrAg-positive individuals with advanced HIV disease (AHD). We evaluated …