Cryptococcal antigen negative meningoencephalitis in HIV/AIDS.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.06.016
Abstract: Diagnosis of central nervous system cryptococcosis relies on a spectrum of methods but has improved with lateral flow diagnostic assays that detect capsular polysaccharide antigens of Cryptococcus. Here, we present the case of an HIV-infected… read more here.
Keywords: cryptococcal antigen; meningoencephalitis hiv; hiv; meningoencephalitis ... See more keywords
Cryptococcal meningitis: a review of cryptococcal antigen screening programs in Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2020.1785871
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction Cryptococcal meningitis remains a significant contributor to AIDS-related mortality despite widened access to antiretroviral therapy. Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) can be detected in the blood prior to development of meningitis. Development of highly sensitive… read more here.
Keywords: meningitis; cryptococcal antigen; screening programs; cryptococcal meningitis ... See more keywords
Cryptococcal antigen detection in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid.
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DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myx092
Abstract: Cryptococcal antigen (CryAg) testing in serum and CSF is a clue diagnostic tool for cryptococcosis. In this study, we reviewed the performances of the CryAg detection (Premier EIA, Meridian) routinely performed in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid… read more here.
Keywords: detection; cryptococcal antigen; alveolar lavage; broncho alveolar ... See more keywords
Diagnostic Accuracy of the Biosynex CryptoPS Cryptococcal Antigen Semiquantitative Lateral Flow Assay in Patients with Advanced HIV Disease
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02307-20
Abstract: High cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) titers in blood are associated with subclinical meningitis and mortality in CrAg-positive individuals with advanced HIV disease (AHD). We evaluated a novel semiquantitative lateral flow assay (LFA), CryptoPS, that may be… read more here.
Keywords: crag titers; hiv disease; advanced hiv; cryptococcal antigen ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a South African laboratory cryptococcal antigen screening programme using a retrospective cohort and a cluster-randomised trial design
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054057
Abstract: Introduction Cryptococcal meningitis is a common fungal opportunistic infection and a leading cause of death among people with advanced HIV disease in sub-Saharan Africa. The WHO recommends cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening followed by pre-emptive therapy… read more here.
Keywords: proportion crag; crag positive; cryptococcal antigen; retrospective cohort ... See more keywords
Cryptococcal antigen prevalence in HIV patients from a tertiary care centre in South India
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DOI: 10.18502/ijm.v14i5.10970
Abstract: Background and Objectives: Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic mycosis, caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the most fatal opportunistic infections associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The aim of this study was… read more here.
Keywords: antigen prevalence; hiv; opportunistic infections; cryptococcal antigen ... See more keywords
Cryptococcal Antigen Screening in Asymptomatic HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Naïve Patients in Cameroon and Evaluation of the New Semi-Quantitative Biosynex CryptoPS Test
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00409
Abstract: Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a major cause of AIDS-related mortality in Africa. Detection of serum cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) predicts development of CM in antiretroviral (ART) naïve HIV-infected patients with severe immune depression. Systematic pre-ART… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; cryptococcal antigen; crag; biosynex cryptops ... See more keywords
Fatal Cryptococcus gattii meningitis with negative cryptococcal antigen test in a HIV-non-infected patient
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DOI: 10.4103/ijmm.ijmm_18_164
Abstract: Cryptococcus gattii predominantly causes central nervous system and pulmonary infection in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients with substantial morbidity. We report a case of rapidly fatal meningitis by C. gattii in an HIV–non-infected man with… read more here.
Keywords: negative cryptococcal; cryptococcal antigen; gattii; cryptococcus gattii ... See more keywords