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

Diego H Cáceres; Alejandra Zuluaga; Ángela M Tabares; Tom Chiller; Ángel González; Beatriz L Gómez

doi:10.1590/S1678-9946201759076

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

Diego H Cáceres
, Alejandra Zuluaga
, Ángela M Tabares
, Tom Chiller
, Ángel González
, Beatriz L Gómez

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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) between Cryptococcal Antigen Latex Agglutination System (CALAS®) and CrAg® LFA was observed. CrAg® LFA showed higher analytical sensitivity for detecting low concentrations of cryptococcal antigen.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e76
Journal	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
Volume	59
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201759076
State	Published - Dec 21 2017

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Evaluation of a Cryptococcal antigen Lateral Flow Assay in serum and cerebrospinal fluid for rapid diagnosis of cryptococcosis in Colombia. / Cáceres, Diego H; Zuluaga, Alejandra; Tabares, Ángela M et al.
In: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, Vol. 59, 21.12.2017, p. e76.

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