Interlaboratory discrepancy of antigenuria results in 2 patients with AIDS and histoplasmosis

David S. McKinsey; Joel P. McKinsey; Noelle Northcutt; Juan C. Sarria

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.09.008

Interlaboratory discrepancy of antigenuria results in 2 patients with AIDS and histoplasmosis

David S. McKinsey, Joel P. McKinsey, Noelle Northcutt, Juan C. Sarria

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Abstract

Histoplasma polysaccharide antigen testing is used routinely to diagnose histoplasmosis. At least 3 antigen tests are commercially available. Controversy exists about the relative accuracy of these tests. We report 2 patients with AIDS and culture-confirmed Histoplasma capsulatum meningitis from whom discrepant Histoplasma polysaccharide antigen results were obtained from different laboratories and discuss the potential clinical implications of these results.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	111-114
Number of pages	4
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	63
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.09.008
State	Published - Jan 2009

Keywords

Antigen
Histoplasmosis
Meningitis

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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