Cross-Reactivity of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis , Histoplasma capsulatum , and Cryptococcus Species in the Commercial Platelia Aspergillus Enzyme Immunoassay | Zendy

Melissa Orzechowski Xavier | Zendy; Alessandro C. Pasqualotto | Zendy; Isabel Cristina Espíndola Cardoso | Zendy; Luiz Carlos Severo | Zendy

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Cross-Reactivity of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis , Histoplasma capsulatum , and Cryptococcus Species in the Commercial Platelia Aspergillus Enzyme Immunoassay

Author(s) -

Melissa Orzechowski Xavier,

Alessandro C. Pasqualotto,

Isabel Cristina Espíndola Cardoso,

Luiz Carlos Severo

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical and vaccine immunology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.649

H-Index - 77

eISSN - 1556-6811

pISSN - 1556-679X

DOI - 10.1128/cvi.00310-08

Subject(s) - paracoccidioidomycosis , paracoccidioides brasiliensis , immunoassay , histoplasmosis , cryptococcosis , microbiology and biotechnology , paracoccidioides , cross reactivity , aspergillosis , biology , enzyme , immunology , virology , antibody , cross reactions , biochemistry

Cross-reactivity in the Platelia Aspergillus enzyme immunoassay was evaluated using 120 sera from patients with paracoccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and cryptococcosis. At a cutoff value of 0.5, positivity rates were 50%, 67%, and 50%, respectively. The implications for these findings are discussed.

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