Performance of cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay using saliva in Ugandans with CD4 <100.

Cryptococcal meningitis can best be diagnosed by cerebrospinal fluid India ink microscopy, cryptococcal antigen detection, or culture. These require invasive lumbar punctures. The utility of cryptococcal antigen detection in saliva is unknown. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of the point-of-...

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Main Authors: Richard Kwizera, Joyce Nguna, Agnes Kiragga, Jesca Nakavuma, Radha Rajasingham, David R Boulware, David B Meya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4117530?pdf=render