title: Cross-reactivity of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Histoplasma capsulatum, and Cryptococcus species in the commercial Platelia Aspergillus enzyme immunoassay.
abstract: Cross-reactivity in the Platelia Aspergillus enzyme immunoassay was evaluated using 120 sera from patients with paracoccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and cryptococcosis. At a cutoff value of 0.5, positivity rates were 50%, 67%, and 50%, respectively. The implications for these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduation Program in Pulmonary Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Melissa O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.forename: Alessandro C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pasqualotto
authors.forename: Isabel Cristina E
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Severo
mesh_terms: D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000097:blood; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000276:immunology*; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods; D010228:Paracoccidioides / Q000276:immunology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000946:Antigens, Fungal