Table 1.
Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis (n = 12).
Fig 1.
Forest plots of the sensitivity and specificity of LFA for the diagnosis of cryptococcal infection in serum, CSF and urine.
Studies were classified into three categories according to the specimen types. Forest plots of sensitivity and specificity showed each study and the overall studies, respectively.
Fig 2.
The summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve of the LFA test in serum.
Abbreviations: AUC, area under curve; SE, standard error; Q*, Q-statistic.
Table 2.
The diagnostic accuracy of LFA for cryptococcal infection in serum, CSF and urine.
Fig 3.
The summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve of the LFA test in CSF.
Abbreviations: AUC, area under curve; SE, standard error; Q*, Q-statistic.
Table 3.
Subgroup analyses of LFA for the diagnosis of cryptococcal infection in serum, CSF and urine.