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Diagnostic Accuracy of Point of Care Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay in Fingerprick Whole Blood and Urine Samples for the Detection of Asymptomatic Cryptococcal Disease in Patients with Advanced HIV Disease.
Boyd, Kathryn; Kouamou, Vinie; Hlupeni, Admire; Tangwena, Zorodzai; Ndhlovu, Chiratidzo E; Makadzange, Azure T.
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  • Boyd K; Charles River Medical Group, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  • Kouamou V; Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, University of Zimbabwegrid.13001.33, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  • Hlupeni A; Charles River Medical Group, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  • Tangwena Z; Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, University of Zimbabwegrid.13001.33, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  • Ndhlovu CE; Charles River Medical Group, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  • Makadzange AT; Charles River Medical Group, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Microbiol Spectr ; 10(4): e0107522, 2022 08 31.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35924841
Cryptococcal disease (CD) is a leading cause of mortality among individuals with advanced HIV disease (AHD). Screening with serum cryptococcal antigen (sCrAg) lateral flow assay (LFA) enables early detection of subclinical disease but requires venipuncture and laboratory processing. Clinic-based point of care (POC) CrAg screening tests using urine or fingerprick whole blood could facilitate early diagnosis of CD. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of POC clinic-based fingerprick whole blood and urine CrAg compared to the gold standard laboratory sCrAg LFA in screening for CD among asymptomatic individuals with CD4 counts of <200 cells/µL in Harare, Zimbabwe. sCrAg positive participants who consented to a lumbar puncture also had cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) CrAg testing and titers for CSF-positive specimens. A total of 1,333 individuals were screened, and over half (56.6%) were males. The median (interquartile range) CD4 count was 27.5 (11-46) cells/µL. We found a sensitivity of 63.8% (95% CI: 54.8-72.1) and specificity of 84.0% (95% CI: 81.7-86.0) for urine CrAg, and a sensitivity of 48.0% (95% CI: 39.1-57.1) and specificity of 99.5% (95% CI: 98.9-99.8) was found for fingerprick whole blood. The sensitivity of both POC CrAg tests increased in individuals with sCrAg titers of ≥1:160, CD4 count of <50 cells/µL and disseminated central nervous system (CNS) disease. Clinic-based POC urine and fingerprick whole blood CrAg testing performed better in screening for CD among AHD patients with CNS disease. More sensitive assays to identify AHD patients with asymptomatic CD are needed. IMPORTANCE Cryptococcal disease (CD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among individuals with advanced HIV disease (AHD). Identifying point of care (POC) approaches to screening for CD in asymptomatic individuals is important to guide therapeutic management. We evaluated the use of POC fingerprick whole blood and urine testing for cryptococcal disease in patients with AHD as compared with laboratory-based serum antigen testing. POC fingerprick whole blood and urine testing had low sensitivity and specificity in asymptomatic individuals with AHD. Most analysis has focused on evaluating test performance in symptomatic individuals. Here we show that POC testing with whole blood and urine samples should not be used to screen for asymptomatic CD in AHD.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infecciones por VIH / Meningitis Criptocócica / Cryptococcus Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Microbiol Spectr Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Zimbabwe Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infecciones por VIH / Meningitis Criptocócica / Cryptococcus Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Microbiol Spectr Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Zimbabwe Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos