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Histoplasmosis-Associated Cross-Reactivity in the BioRad Platelia Aspergillus Enzyme Immunoassay

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: We observed false-positive results in the Platelia Aspergillus enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA) for specimens from patients with histoplasmosis and mice with experimental infection. Platelia Aspergillus EIA-positive specimens were negative in the second-generation Histoplasma antigen EIA. Care must be taken to exclude histoplasmosis for patients with positive Platelia Aspergillus EIA results.

Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00479-06