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Comment on "cryptococcal antigenemia among severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Uganda (Oyella et al. 2012)".

Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit.   

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Year:  2012        PMID: 22905364      PMCID: PMC3499789          DOI: 10.7448/ias.15.2.17977

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Int AIDS Soc        ISSN: 1758-2652            Impact factor:   5.396


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The recent report on “Prevalence and factors associated with cryptococcal antigenemia among severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Uganda” is very interesting [1]. Oyella et al. concluded that “Independent predictors of positive serum cryptococcal antigenemia were CD4+ T cell counts of less than 50 cells/mm, low body mass index, neck pain, signs of meningeal irritation, and a recent diagnosis of HIV infection” [1]. This work is a cross sectional study, not a case-control study; hence, there might be some bias on assessment of risk factor. Indeed, many other factors might contribute to the cryptococcal antigenemia. Some identified factors (such as low CD4+ count and low body mass index) in this study are same as the other reports whereas many factors are totally different [2]. It is no doubt that concurrent conditions might contribute to severe infection, and this has not been completely investigated. Also, the quality control of the diagnostic test in this work should be discussed. The problem of false positive of the test kit has to be discussed [3]. Of interest, the false results can occur only if improper transportation is applied [4].
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1.  False-positive cryptococcal antigen test associated with use of BBL Port-a-Cul transport vials.

Authors:  Deborah A Wilson; Mary Sholtis; Sharon Parshall; Gerri S Hall; Gary W Procop
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2010-12-15       Impact factor: 5.948

2.  Significance of antibody detection in the diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis.

Authors:  Shripad A Patil; S Katyayani; N Arvind
Journal:  J Immunoassay Immunochem       Date:  2012

3.  Prevalence, determinants of positivity, and clinical utility of cryptococcal antigenemia in Cambodian HIV-infected patients.

Authors:  Romain Micol; Olivier Lortholary; Borann Sar; Didier Laureillard; ChanChhaya Ngeth; Jean-Philippe Dousset; Hak Chanroeun; Laurent Ferradini; Philippe Jean Guerin; Françoise Dromer; Arnaud Fontanet
Journal:  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr       Date:  2007-08-15       Impact factor: 3.731

4.  Prevalence and factors associated with cryptococcal antigenemia among severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Uganda: a cross-sectional study.

Authors:  David Meya; Francis Bajunirwe; Moses R Kamya; Jacinta Oyella
Journal:  J Int AIDS Soc       Date:  2012-03-14       Impact factor: 5.396

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