Report for: Clinical Utility of the Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay in a Diagnostic Mycology Laboratory

Title	Clinical Utility of the Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay in a Diagnostic Mycology Laboratory
Published in	PLOS ONE, November 2012
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0049541
Pubmed ID	23166705
Authors	Brendan J. McMullan, Catriona Halliday, Tania C. Sorrell, David Judd, Sue Sleiman, Debbie Marriott, Tom Olma, Sharon C-A. Chen
Abstract	Cryptococcus neoformans causes life-threatening meningitis. A recently introduced lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) to detect cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) is reportedly more rapid and convenient than standard latex agglutination (LA), but has not yet been evaluated in a diagnostic laboratory setting.

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