Reflexed cryptococcal antigenaemia detection rates in the Western Cape, South Africa
The study findings of a CrAg detection rate of 4.0% in the Western Cape province justifies their decision to extend reflexed screening to a threshold of 200 cells/µL. However, most CrAg-positive specimens were identified for a count < 100 cells/µL. Intensified approaches to find CrAg-positive patients with a count ≤ 200 cells/µL are required.
Authors
- Naseem Cassim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4389-2849)
- Lindi M. Coetzee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8981-1744)
- Pedro Da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9869-5271)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v26i1.1676
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35