Evaluation of a newly developed lateral flow immunoassay for the diagnosis of cryptococcosis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 321-325

  Lindsley, Mark D ^a   Mekha, Nanthawan ^b   Baggett, Henry C ^b   Surinthong, Yupha ^b   Autthateinchai, Rinrapas ^b   Sawatwong, Pongpun ^b   Harris, Julie R ^a   Park, Benjamin J ^a   Chiller, Tom ^a   Arunmozhi Balajee, S ^a   Poonwan, Natteewan ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THAILAND; URINALYSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79961218158     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir379     Document Type: Review

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