Evaluation of an enzyme immunoassay for detection of histoplasma capsulatum antigen from urine specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3555-3559

  Theel, Elitza S ^a   Jespersen, Deborah J ^a   Harring, Julie ^a   Mandrekar, Jay ^b   Binnicker, Matthew J ^a  

^a Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTE SPECIFIC REAGENT ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALE; MIRAVISTA ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CHILD; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886542662     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01868-13     Document Type: Article

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