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, ...
Coccidioides Ab EIA: IgM EIA was performed with 36% sensitivity, 9 positive out of 25 coccidioidomycosis cases. IgG was performed with a sensitivity of 88%, with 22 positives out of 25 cases (the 3 discrepant results were indeterminate). Combining IgM and IgG, performance was 96%, showing ...
Journal of Fungi Review Vaccines to Prevent Coccidioidomycosis: A Gene-Deletion Mutant of Coccidioides Posadasii as a Viable Candidate for Human Trials John N. Galgiani 1,2,3,4,* , Lisa F. Shubitz 1, Marc J. Orbach 1,4,5, M. Alejandra Mandel 1, Daniel A. Powell 1, Bruce S. Klein...