Performance characteristics of a polyclonal enzyme immunoassay for the quantitation of Histoplasma antigen in human urine samples

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-22

  Cloud, Joann L ^a   Bauman, Sean K ^b   Neary, Brandon P ^b   Ludwig, Katie G ^a   Ashwood, Edward R ^a,c  

^a ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b Immuno Mycologics Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen; EIA; Histoplasma

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; ANIMAL; HISTOPLASMA; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RABBIT; STANDARD; URINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CROSS REACTIONS; HISTOPLASMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; QUALITY CONTROL; RABBITS;

EID: 34547137900     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/Q7879TYDW5D93QK7     Document Type: Article

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