Cross-reactivity of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Histoplasma capsulatum, and Cryptococcus species in the commercial kit Platelia Aspergillus EIA.

Link:  https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cvi.00310-08

Autores: XAVIER, M. O.; PASQUALOTTO, A.C. ; CARDOSO, I. C. E. ; SEVERO, L. C.

Periódico: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Resumo: 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.