Clinical utility of the cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay in a diagnostic mycology laboratory.

<h4>Background</h4>Cryptococcus neoformans causes life-threatening meningitis. A recently introduced lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) to detect cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) is reportedly more rapid and convenient than standard latex agglutination (LA), but has not yet been evaluated in a di...

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Main Authors: Brendan J McMullan, Catriona Halliday, Tania C Sorrell, David Judd, Sue Sleiman, Debbie Marriott, Tom Olma, Sharon C-A Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23166705/pdf/?tool=EBI