Method for identification of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii useful in resource-limited settings

摘要

Aims The high HIV/AIDS burden in Sub-Saharan Africa has led to cryptococcosis becoming a public health concern. In this resource-limited setting, conventional identification methods are mainly used to diagnose cryptococcal infections. However, these methods are often inconsistent, and importantly, cannot discriminate between the aetiological agents, Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii. Therefore, there is a need for an alternative reliable method to identify these species.