Cryptococcal meningitis is a cause for cross‐reactivity in cerebrospinal fluid assays for anti‐ Histoplasma, anti ‐Coccidioides and anti‐ Blastomyces antibodies

Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 268 - 273
Published: Jan 1, 2019
Abstract
Background/Objectives Antibody detection is commonly used for diagnosis of histoplasmosis, and cross-reactions have been recognised due to endemic mycoses but not cryptococcosis. We observed cross-reactions in an anti-Histoplasma antibody enzyme immunoassay (EIA) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a patient with cryptococcal meningitis and sought to assess the risk of cross-reactive anti-Histoplasma antibodies in persons with cryptococcal...
Paper Details
Title
Cryptococcal meningitis is a cause for cross‐reactivity in cerebrospinal fluid assays for anti‐ Histoplasma, anti ‐Coccidioides and anti‐ Blastomyces antibodies
Published Date
Jan 1, 2019
Journal
Volume
62
Issue
3
Pages
268 - 273
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