title: Systematic survey of nonspecific agglutination by Candida spp. in latex assays.
abstract: In order to demonstrate that cells of Candida spp. may show considerable nonspecific agglutination in latex agglutination tests, 150 clinical and reference isolates of 12 yeast species were systematically studied by applying various test parameters. In fact, 40 (26.7%) of these isolates revealed nonspecific results, significantly associated with the time allowed for agglutination.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany. kbecker@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Ahmed S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Almasri
authors.forename: Christof
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: von Eiff
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heilmann
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fegeler
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors