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New cause for false-positive results with the cryptococcal antigen test by latex agglutination.

The highly specific and sensitive latex agglutination test for cryptococcal antigen detection in cerebrospinal fluid is routine in many hospitals. Contamination of cerebrospinal fluid by a minute amount of syneresis fluid (surface condensation) from agar gave a strongly positive reaction which was h...

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Main Authors: Boom, W H, Piper, D J, Ruoff, K L, Ferraro, M J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1985
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC268543/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4056010
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