Validation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay that detects Histoplasma capsulatum antigenuria in Colombian patients with AIDS for diagnosis and follow-up during therapy

We validated an antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in Colombian persons with AIDS and proven histoplasmosis and evaluated the correlation between antigenuria and clinical improvement during follow-up. The sensitivity of the Histoplasma capsulatum ELISA was 86%, and the overall...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical and vaccine immunology 2014-09, Vol.21 (9), p.1364-1368
Hauptverfasser:	Caceres, Diego H, Scheel, Christina M, Tobón, Angela M, Ahlquist Cleveland, Angela, Restrepo, Angela, Brandt, Mary E, Chiller, Tom, Gómez, Beatriz L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis Antigens, Fungal - urine Clinical Laboratory Techniques - methods Cohort Studies Colombia Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology Drug Monitoring - methods Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - methods Histoplasma - immunology Histoplasma capsulatum Histoplasmosis - diagnosis Histoplasmosis - drug therapy Humans Prospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity
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