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False-negative result of serum cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay in an HIV-infected patient with culture-proven cryptococcaemia
The detection of cryptococcal capsular antigen (CrAg) is very sensitive and specific, however false-negative results have been reported, mostly in cerebrospinal fluid. We report the case of an HIV-infected patient with CD4 = 42 cells/mL, asthenic, negative serum CrAg lateral flow assay (LFA) and cul...
| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6849355/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31737475 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.10.009 |