Evaluation of three commercial latex agglutination kits and a commercial enzyme immunoassay for the detection of cryptococcal antigen.

Autor: Babady NE; Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA., Bestrom JE, Jespersen DJ, Jones MF, Beito EM, Binnicker MJ, Wengenack NL
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Medical mycology [Med Mycol] 2009 May; Vol. 47 (3), pp. 336-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Feb 04.
DOI: 10.1080/13693780802607400
Abstrakt: We compared the performance of the Meridian CALAS, Wampole Crypto-LA, Murex Cryptococcus latex agglutination assay, and the Meridian Premier EIA for the detection of cryptococcal antigen in serum and CSF. The assays demonstrated similar performance characteristics based on concordance values > or = 93% but important differences were noted in endpoint titers.
Databáze: MEDLINE