Performance of Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay Using Saliva in Ugandans with CD4 <100

BACKGROUND: 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 t...

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Autores principales: Kwizera, Richard, Nguna, Joyce, Kiragga, Agnes, Nakavuma, Jesca, Rajasingham, Radha, Boulware, David R., Meya, David B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4117530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25078453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103156

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4117530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25078453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103156

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