Evaluation of commercially available reagents for diagnosis of Histoplasmosis infection in Immunocompromised patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4095-4101

  Zhang, Xiaochun ^a   Gibson Jr , Bill ^a   Daly, Thomas M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; HISTOPLASMA ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY; IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC KIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DEVELOPED TEST; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCLONAL ASSAY; POLYCLONAL ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889872344     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02298-13     Document Type: Article

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