False-positive cryptococcal antigen test associated with use of BBL Port-A-Cul transport vials

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 702-703

  Wilson, Deborah A ^a   Sholtis, Mary ^a   Parshall, Sharon ^a   Hall, Gerri S ^a   Procop, Gary W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MYCOLOGY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 79951470380     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01169-10     Document Type: Article

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