Point of care testing evaluation of lateral flow immunoassay for diagnosis of cryptococcus meningitis in HIV-positive patients at an urban hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, 2017

Point of care testing evaluation of lateral flow immunoassay for diagnosis of cryptococcus meningitis in HIV-positive patients at an urban hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, 2017

Abstract Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) against latex agglutination (LA), India ink and culture in point-of-care diagnosis of cryptococcus meningitis (CM). We conducted cross-sectional study among HIV-positive patients with su...

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Main Authors: Lawrence Kirimi Gitonga, Waqo Gufu Boru, Arthur Kwena, Marybeth Maritim, Joyce Wamicwe, James Ransom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Point of care
Meningitis
Kenya
HIV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4829-4

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