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3894017

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-9-4
pubmed:abstractText
A rapid immunoelectrophoretic assay was developed to detect antibodies to Aspergillus fumigatus catalase. The method's diagnostic sensitivity for pulmonary aspergillosis was 88% (72-97%, 95% confidence limits) in 33 patients presenting with either aspergilloma or Aspergillus lung infiltrate. The diagnostic specificity was 94% (90-97%) as judged from 191 patients with other infiltrative lung diseases, including infections and neoplasia. None of the 185 healthy subjects had catalase antibodies. The highest titres (ranging up to 256) were found in aspergillosis patients with cavitary lesions. Catalase antibody titres increased in two patients with concomitant development of lung cavities and mycetomas. In patients with resected or stable Aspergillus lung disorders catalase antibody titres declined by less than one dilution step per year.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0722-2211
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
299-303
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid immunoelectrophoretic assay for detection of serum antibodies to Aspergillus fumigatus catalase in patients with pulmonary aspergillosis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't