Evaluation of a commercial latex agglutination test kit for cryptococcal antigen.
Two dozen Crypto-LA kits for detecting Cryptococcus neoformans capsular polysaccharide antigens were evaluated. Ten kits proved reliable for detecting and titering antigen in clinical materials. Fourteen kits were found to be inadequate.
D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000032:analysis*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000276:immunology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D011134:Polysaccharides
D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D011134:Polysaccharides