Sensitivity and specificity of an isoelectric focusing fraction of Blastomyces dermatitidis yeast lysate antigen for the detection of canine blastomycosis
- 1 May 1995
- Vol. 38 (5-6) , 177-182
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.1995.tb00046.x
Abstract
Summary. Blastomyces dermatitidis yeast lysate antigen (T‐58, dog isolate) fractions prepared using the Rotofor® preparative isoelectric focusing (IEF) cell (Bio‐Rad) were compared with B. dermatitidis yeast lysate and filtrate reagents with respect to the detection of antibodies in sera from dogs with blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis and aspergillosis. A horseradish peroxidase enzyme immunoassay with Turbo TMB substrate was used in the study. One particular IEF fraction (pH 4.3) was optimal in the assay, and it exhibited greater sensitivity (100%) and specificity (93%) than the lysate or filtrate preparations. The highest degree of cross‐reactivity was encountered with the histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis specimens and considerably less with the cryptococcosis and aspergillosis sera. Studies are in progress to purify further the optimal IEF fraction.Zusammenfassung. Fraktionen des Lysatantigens der Hefephase von Blastomyces dermatitidis (T‐58, Isolat vom Hund), mit der präparativen isoelektrisch fokussierenden (IEF) Rotofor® Zelle (Bio‐Rad) gewonnen, wurden mit Lysat‐ und Filtratvollantigenen der Hefephase von B. dermatitidis zum Nachweis von Antikörpern in Seren von Hunden mit Blastomykose, Histoplasmose, Coccidioidomykose, Cryptococcose und Aspergillose verglichen. In der Studie wurde ein Meerrettich Peroxidase Enzymimmunoassay mit Turbo TMB‐Substrat eingesetzt. Eine IEF‐Fraktion (pH 4,3) reagierte in dem Test optimal und zeigte gröBere Sensitivität (100%) und Spezifität (93%) als die Lysat‐ oder Filtratpräparationen. Der höchste Grad von Kreuzreaktivität wurde in den Histoplasmose‐ und Coccidioidomykoseseren beobachtet, beachtlich weniger dagegen in den Cryptococcose‐ und Aspergillose‐Seren. Studien zur weiteren Reinigung dieser IEF‐Fraktion sind in Arbeit.Keywords
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