Antigen Assay with the Potential To Aid in Diagnosis of Blastomycosis
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- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 42 (10) , 4873-4875
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.10.4873-4875.2004
Abstract
We report results of an immunoassay for Blastomyces dermatitidis antigenuria. Sensitivity was 92.9%, and specificity was 79.3%. Cross-reactions occurred in 96.3% of patients with histoplasmosis, 100% of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis, 70% of patients with penicilliosis marneffei, 2.9% of patients with cryptococcosis, and 1.1% of patients with aspergillosis. Reproducibility was 96.3%. These findings support a potential role for antigen testing in blastomycosis.Keywords
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