Evaluation of a new cryptococcal antigen lateral flow immunoassay in serum, cerebrospinal fluid and urine for the diagnosis of cryptococcosis: A meta-analysis and systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Huang, Hua Rong ^a   Fan, Li Chao ^a   Rajbanshi, Bhavana ^a   Xu, Jin Fu ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ODDS RATIO; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOASSAY; META ANALYSIS; NEGATIVE LIKELIHOOD RATIO; PATIENT RISK; POSITIVE LIKELIHOOD RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINALYSIS; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FILOBASIDIELLA; IMMUNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; URINE;

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84929307258     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127117     Document Type: Article

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