Evaluation of a point-of-care immunoassay test kit 'StrongStep' for cryptococcal antigen detection.

Evaluation of a point-of-care immunoassay test kit 'StrongStep' for cryptococcal antigen detection.

<h4>Background</h4>HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is the leading cause of adult meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for 15%-20% of AIDS-attributable mortality. The development of point-of-care assays has greatly improved the screening and diagnosis of cryptococcal diseas...

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Main Authors: Edward Mpoza, Liliane Mukaremera, Didas Atwebembere Kundura, Andrew Akampurira, Tonny Luggya, Kiiza Kandole Tadeo, Katelyn A Pastick, Sarah C Bridge, Lillian Tugume, Reuben Kiggundu, Abdu K Musubire, Darlisha A Williams, Conrad Muzoora, Elizabeth Nalintya, Radha Rajasingham, Joshua Rhein, David R Boulware, David B Meya, Mahsa Abassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190652

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