Abstract:
:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for blastomycosis was evaluated with 65 human sera from culturally or histologically proven cases of blastomycosis, 53 sera from humans with heterologous infections, and 115 sera from apparently normal people. The diagnostic value of the ELISA was compared with that of the widely used complement fixation (CF) and immunodiffusion (ID) tests. The assay gave a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 98% with a minimal positive titer of 1:16. In contrast, the CF and ID tests demonstrated sensitivities of only 40 and 65%, respectively, and both were 100% specific. It was concluded that ELISA titers of 1:32 or greater are indicative of active blastomycosis, whereas lower titers, which might represent cross-reactions, were considered suggestive of the disease. The specificity of low titers should be confirmed by immunodiffusion tests or from the study of serial serum specimens. Preliminary studies with sera from 6 dogs with active blastomycosis and 31 asymptomatic dogs revealed an ELISA sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 97% when a 1:8 cutoff titer was used. Although a wide range of titers was obtained in both human and canine specimens, no single titer could be relied on to reflect the clinical form of disease. However, a four-fold-or-greater reduction in titer for serial specimens appeared indicative of a favorable prognosis.
journal_name
J Clin Microbioljournal_title
Journal of clinical microbiologyauthors
Turner S,Kaufman L,Jalbert Mdoi
10.1128/JCM.23.2.294-297.1986subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1986-02-01 00:00:00pages
294-7issue
2eissn
0095-1137issn
1098-660Xjournal_volume
23pub_type
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