Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda.
Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jan;58(1):113-6. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit641. Epub 2013 Sep 24.
The cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) lateral flow assay (LFA) had 100% sensitivity and specificity on cerebrospinal fluid samples. Pretreatment LFA titers correlated with quantitative cultures (R(2) = 0.7) and predicted 2- and 10-week mortality. The CRAG LFA is an accurate diagnostic assay for CSF and should be considered for point-of-care diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis.
隐球菌抗原(CRAG)侧向流动检测(LFA)对脑脊液样本具有 100%的灵敏度和特异性。预处理 LFA 滴度与定量培养相关(R(2) = 0.7),并预测 2 周和 10 周的死亡率。CRAG LFA 是一种准确的脑脊液诊断检测方法,应考虑用于隐球菌性脑膜炎的即时诊断。