False-Negative Serum Cryptococcal Lateral Flow Assay Result Due to the Prozone Phenomenon

J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Mar 26;56(4):e01878-17. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01878-17. Print 2018 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cryptococcus; mycology; prozone.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Fungal / blood
  • Cryptococcosis / blood*
  • Cryptococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Cryptococcus / isolation & purification*
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Serologic Tests / standards*

Substances

  • Antigens, Fungal
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic