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Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum Antigenuria by Ultrafiltration of Samples with False-Negative Results

Patients with histoplasmosis may test falsely negative for Histoplasma capsulatum antigenuria. In some cases antigen is present at levels below the assay's detection limit, and ultrafiltration could improve sensitivity. Antigen was detected following ultrafiltration in 73.8% of falsely negative...

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Main Authors: Egan, Lindsey, Connolly, Patricia A., Fuller, Deanna, Davis, Thomas E., Witt, John, Knox, Kenneth S., Hage, Chadi A., Wheat, L. Joseph
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2292670/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18305106
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/CVI.00493-07
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