Evaluation of a Cryptococcal antigen Lateral Flow Assay in serum and cerebrospinal fluid for rapid diagnosis of cryptococcosis in Colombia

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 validation was performed. Sensitivity and specificity of the CrAg® LFA was 100%. High concordance (kappa index=1.0) bet...

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Autores:

Cáceres Contreras, Diego Hernando
Zuluaga, Alejandra
Tabares Bohórquez, Ángela María
Chiller, Tom
González Marín, Ángel Augusto
Gómez Giraldo, Beatriz Lucía

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2017

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/26496

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/26496

Palabra clave:

Criptococosis
Cryptococcosis
Diagnóstico
Diagnosis
Antígenos
Antigens
Sistemas de Atención de Punto
Point-of-Care Systems
Inmunoensayo
Immunoassay

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openAccess

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/