Publications by authors named "Eliane Payet"
Article Synopsis
- Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) is a marker found in the fluids of patients with cryptococcal infections, and various testing methods like CALAS and LFA are used to detect it, including commercial kits like CryptoPS and CrAg LFA.
- In a 3-year study involving 43 serum samples, the CryptoPS test showed a high rate of false positives, indicating that patients without cryptococcal infections often tested positive, suggesting the presence of interfering substances in the serum.
- A simple pretreatment method (incubation and centrifugation) was effective in reducing false positives, though it slightly affected the sensitivity of the test for some patients with actual cryptococcal disease.
