Performance of cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay in serum, cerebrospinal fluid, whole blood, and urine in HIV-infected patients with culture-proven cryptococcal meningitis admitted at a Brazilian referral center

Performance of cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay in serum, cerebrospinal fluid, whole blood, and urine in HIV-infected patients with culture-proven cryptococcal meningitis admitted at a Brazilian referral center

ABSTRACT Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common cause of opportunistic meningitis in HIV-infected patients in Brazil and causes unacceptable high mortality rates. In this study, HIV-infected patients with a first episode of culture-proven cryptococcal meningitis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were...

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Main Authors: José E. Vidal, Carolina Toniolo, Adriana Paulino, Arnaldo L. Colombo, Marilena dos Anjos Martins, Cristina da Silva Meira, Renata Guise Soares Azevedo, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola, Hélio Rodrigues Gomes, Marcia dos Santos Lazera, Augusto C. Penalva de Oliveira, David R. Boulware
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Cryptococcal meningitis
Cryptococcosis
Diagnosis
Human immunodeficiency virus
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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