Open AccessComparative performance of the laboratory assays used by a Diagnostic Laboratory Hub for opportunistic infections in people living with HIV
Author(s) -
Narda Medina,
Ana AlastrueyIzquierdo,
Danicela Mercado,
Oscar Bonilla,
Juan Carlos Domínguez Pérez,
Luis A. Aguirre,
Blanca Samayoa,
Eduardo Arathoon,
David W. Denning,
Juan Luis Rodríguez-Tudela
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000002631
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , cryptococcosis , medicine , tuberculosis , opportunistic infection , mycosis , antigen , histoplasma , immunology , meningitis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , pathology , viral disease , histoplasma capsulatum
We evaluated the comparative performance of different assays used in a Diagnostic Laboratory Hub that linked 13 HIV healthcare facilities for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), histoplasmosis, and cryptococcosis, and describing its functions in Guatemala compared with other National Reference Laboratories.