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OBJECTIVE:To assess the clinical utility of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method for the quantitative detection of Candida species antigen (Candigen; Biomerica Inc, Newport Beach, Calif) in patients with suspected disseminated candidiasis. METHODS:Specimens of blood or cerebrospinal fluid from 75 patients with suspected disseminated candidiasis were analyzed by the Candigen test. Results were compared with those obtained by culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. RESULTS:Thirty-seven patients had specimens positive for Candida species by either culture or PCR. Of these specimens, 4 were positive by both culture and PCR, 21 were culture positive but PCR negative, and 12 were PCR positive but culture negative. Five specimens were positive by the Candigen test, all of which were PCR positive but culture negative. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the Candigen test compared to culture plus PCR were 13.5%, 100%, 100%, and 54.3%, respectively. Turnaround time for the Candigen test was approximately 3 hours. CONCLUSION:The Candigen test showed excellent specificity and turnaround time, but its poor sensitivity coupled with its inability to provide species information or susceptibility data make its clinical utility questionable.
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Arch Pathol Lab Medjournal_title
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicineauthors
Elsayed S,Fitzgerald V,Massey V,Hussain Zdoi
10.1043/0003-9985(2001)125<0344:EOTCEL>2.0.CO;2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-03-01 00:00:00pages
344-6issue
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0003-9985issn
1543-2165journal_volume
125pub_type
杂志文章abstract：CONTEXT:Chordoma is a rare, notochordal tumor with a characteristic histomorphology and immunohistochemical profile. At times, it presents a diagnostic challenge, especially in small biopsies. Brachyury, a nuclear transcription factor, is a recently described immunohistochemical marker for diagnosing chordomas. OBJECT...
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1043/2010-0418-OAR1.1
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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doi：10.1043/0003-9985(2000)124<1529:ACCOTO>2.0.CO;2
更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00
