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The sensitivity and specificity of each POC assay was calculated by comparing the results to the serologic reference standard results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The CrAg LFA assay correctly classified 23\/25 CALAS-positive specimens and 69\/74 CALAS-negative specimens resulting in a sensitivity of 92.0% (confidence interval [CI], 75.0%-98.6%) and specificity of 93.2% (CI, 85.1%-97.1%). The CryptoPS assay correctly classified 8\/10 tested CALAS-positive specimens and 56\/59 tested CALAS-negative specimens resulting in a sensitivity of 80.0% (CI, 49.0%-96.5%) and specificity of 94.9% (CI, 86.1%-98.6%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion and Clinical Importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The POC assays appear to be a sensitive and specific alternative to the traditional CALAS assay with more rapid turnaround times, which may result in earlier diagnosis and treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jvim.15599","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,29]],"date-time":"2019-08-29T22:49:24Z","timestamp":1567118964000},"page":"2082-2089","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Evaluation of the clinical performance of 2 point-of-care cryptococcal antigen 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