Specimens positive for Aspergillus spp., Histoplasma capsulatum, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, or Talaromyces marneffei may cross-react with the Coccidioides Antibody EIA (IgG and IgM detection) and test positive. A variety of interfering substances were investigated (hemoglobin/blood, total cholesterol, ...
Patients treated with amphotericin B or azoles are more likely to relapse if the delayed skin test becomes negative and the CF antibody titers equal or exceed 1 : 256. Prevention Coccidioides immitis cannot be eliminated from the soil, but public health efforts to reduce the dust associated...
Rapid antibody-detection assays have been developed, including enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) and an immunochromatographic lateral flow assay (LFA). A commercially available EIA (MiraVista Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, USA) was evaluated in dogs compared to AGID and determined to have a sensitivity of...
Antibody (Ab) detection using complement fixation (CF), immunodiffusion (ID), counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE), and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is widely adopted, particularly due to the use of minimally invasive specimens and their commendable analytical performance. However, a notable limitation of ...
At all three doses, dogs vaccinated twice had minimal lung and lymph node fungal burdens, few radiographic or histopathological abnormalities, and low or no antibody titers, with similar low composite disease scores for the all vaccinated groups, means ranging from 9.5 to 11.7, compared to 123.7...