Histoplasma capsulatum antigen detection tests as an essential diagnostic tool for patients with advanced HIV disease in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies.

Mathieu NacherDenis BlanchetFelix BongominArunaloke ChakrabartiPierre CouppiéMagalie DemarDavid W DenningFélix DjossouLoïc EpelboinNelesh GovenderTerezinha LeitãoSigrid Mac DonaldChristine MandengueSilvia Helena Marques da SilvaRita OladeleMaria Mercedes PanizoAlessandro PasqualottoRuth RamosSubramanian SwaminathanJuan Luis Rodriguez-TudelaStephen VredenRosely Zancopé-OliveiraAntoine Adenis

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)

Antigen detection tests are promising tools to improve detection of and ultimately reduce the burden of histoplasmosis mortality in patients with advanced HIV disease.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
loop mediated isothermal amplification
hiv infected
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
real time pcr
label free
hiv testing
hiv aids
risk factors
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
sensitive detection