title: Rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for Aspergillus fumigatus antibodies.
abstract: A rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) where component incubation periods were shortened to one hour, was compared with agar gel double diffusion (AGDD) and a standard ELISA procedure for detecting antibodies to Aspergillus fumigatus in 28 asthmatic patients with suspected allergic aspergillosis. Using two A fumigatus antigens the rapid ELISA compared well with AGDD and the standard ELISA method. Eleven sera that reacted with both antigens in AGDD were all positive against antigen 1 in both forms of ELISA, but two failed to react with antigen 2 in the standard ELISA and three failed to react with this antigen in the rapid method. Thirteen AGDD-negative sera were also negative in both forms of ELISA. The rapid ELISA provides a sensitive and reproducible test for routine serological investigation of allergic aspergillosis.
mesh_terms: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000032:analysis*; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G