Use of sequential lateral flow assays to diagnose cryptococcal infection among people living with HIV in Monrovia, Liberia

Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the top causes of morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV/AIDS. In high prevalence regions, current recommendations are to screen individuals with blood CD4 + T cell counts less than 200 cells/µl for serum cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) and then preemptively...

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases Jg. 19; H. 4; S. e0013008
Hauptverfasser: Barclay-Korboi, Yassah M., Adeel, Alina, Ajami, Ibrahim, Dickson, Flinhway Hessou, Wachekwa, Ian, Vaye, Nyenyakar A. F., Levitz, Stuart M.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States Public Library of Science 08.04.2025
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Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis
Antigens, Fungal - blood
Biological assay
Biology and Life Sciences
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
Cryptococcal infections
Cryptococcosis - diagnosis
Diagnosis
Female
HIV Infections - complications
HIV patients
Humans
Liberia - epidemiology
Male
Medical research
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medicine, Experimental
Meningitis, Cryptococcal - diagnosis
Middle Aged
Physiological aspects
Research and Analysis Methods
Young Adult
Liberia
ISSN:1935-2735, 1935-2727, 1935-2735
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Zusammenfassung:Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the top causes of morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV/AIDS. In high prevalence regions, current recommendations are to screen individuals with blood CD4 + T cell counts less than 200 cells/µl for serum cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) and then preemptively treat those who test positive for presumed cryptococcosis. However, in many low-resource settings, including Monrovia, Liberia, flow cytometric CD4 assays are not readily available. We tested subjects with known HIV infection using a lateral flow assay (LFA), which provides a semi-quantitative determination of whether the blood CD4 + T cell count is ≤200 cells/µl. Subjects with counts ≤200 cells/µl were then tested with an LFA that detects CrAg. Of the 500 HIV+ subjects tested, 201 (40.2%) had blood CD4 + T cell count ≤200. Of those, 82/201 (40.7%) were serum CrAg+. Subjects who were serum CrAg+ were more likely to have a Glasgow Coma Score <15, whereas subjects who were CrAg- were more likely to be HIV-2+. Lumbar punctures were performed on 61 serum CrAg+ subjects; 30/61 (49.2%) subjects were cerebrospinal fluid CrAg+. Thus, sequential point-of-care testing enabled the diagnosis of cryptococcosis in HIV+ individuals with blood CD4 T cell counts ≤200 cells/µl. As diagnostic testing informs life-saving therapies, it is imperative that these assays are made readily available in resource-poor settings.
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:1935-2735
1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0013008