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7457417

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
The detection of cryptococcal antigen by means of the agglutination of antibody-coated latex particles is an important aid in the diagnosis of cryptococcosis. A commercially available latex agglutination test (IBL kit) was compared with the latex agglutination test from the Center for Disease Control in regard to sensitivity, specificity, and height of antigen titer. Over a 13-month period, 335 specimens were tested with both kits. There was one false-positive reaction with both kits (0.4%) and one false-negative reaction only with the CDC kit, among 18 patients who had meningitis or disseminated infection due to Cryptococcus neoformans. Sera from patients who had localized pulmonary cryptococcosis showed negative results with both kits. The antigen titers measured by the two kits were the same or within two dilutions in 22 of 26 specimens of cerebrospinal fluid or serum from patients who had proved cryptococcosis. Overall, the IBL kit compared favorably with the CDC kit for the detection of cryptococcal antigen in cerebrospinal fluid or serum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0002-9173
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
106-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection of cryptococcal antigen. Comparison of two latex agglutination tests.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.