Improved detection of Histoplasma antigenemia following dissociation of immune complexes

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 320-322

  Swartzentruber, S ^a   LeMonte, A ^a   Witt, J ^a   Fuller, D ^b   Davis, T ^b   Hage, C ^b,c   Connolly, P ^a   Durkin, M ^a   Wheat, L J ^a  

^a MIRAVISTA DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBODY; EDETIC ACID; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FUNGAL DETECTION; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMA ANTIGENEMIA; HISTOPLASMA ANTIGENURIA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPHOMYCETES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SERUM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CHELATING AGENTS; EDETIC ACID; FUNGEMIA; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 61949484696     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00409-08     Document Type: Article

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