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. 1974 Mar;27(3):620-1.
doi: 10.1128/am.27.3.620-621.1974.

Evaluation of a commercial latex agglutination test kit for cryptococcal antigen

L Kaufman, G Cowart, S Blumer, A Stine, R Wood

Evaluation of a commercial latex agglutination test kit for cryptococcal antigen

L Kaufman et al. Appl Microbiol. 1974 Mar.

Abstract

Two dozen Crypto-LA kits for detecting Cryptococcus neoformans capsular polysaccharide antigens were evaluated. Ten kits proved reliable for detecting and titering antigen in clinical materials. Fourteen kits were found to be inadequate.

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