Abstract
A sandwich enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the detection of Histoplasma antigens (Ag) in urine, developed by Optimum Imaging Diagnostics (OIDx) was evaluated. A verification using a standardized reference panel of urine samples found sensitivity of 92%, specificity of 32% and accuracy of 51%. In this study, the OIDx Histoplasma urinary Ag EIA displayed high sensitivity, however, in non-histoplasmosis cases this EIA displayed false-positive results in 68% of specimens tested.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 129–131 |
Journal | Mycopathologia |
Volume | 187 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 20 2021 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)