Evaluation of commercial immunodiffusion reagents for detecting serum anti-Paracoccidioides antibodies.
Journal
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
ISSN: 1678-9849
Titre abrégé: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Pays: Brazil
ID NLM: 7507456
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2024
2024
Historique:
received:
11
03
2024
accepted:
29
04
2024
medline:
29
5
2024
pubmed:
29
5
2024
entrez:
29
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Accurate diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis is crucial for improving patient outcomes. Paracoccidioides antibody detection by double immunodiffusion (DID) is a convenient diagnostic tool, but testing performance can vary based on certain factors. We assessed DID performance using a commercially prepared Paracoccidioides reagents (IMMY, USA), involving 40 serum specimens, including 20 from patients with proven paracoccidioidomycosis and 20 from patients without the disease. The DID test demonstrated a sensitivity of 90% (95% CI=68%-99%) and a specificity of 100% (95% CI=83%-100%). Our findings suggest that DID using commercial reagents may provide a feasible tool with satisfactory testing performance for anti-Paracoccidioides antibody detection.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Accurate diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis is crucial for improving patient outcomes. Paracoccidioides antibody detection by double immunodiffusion (DID) is a convenient diagnostic tool, but testing performance can vary based on certain factors.
METHODS
METHODS
We assessed DID performance using a commercially prepared Paracoccidioides reagents (IMMY, USA), involving 40 serum specimens, including 20 from patients with proven paracoccidioidomycosis and 20 from patients without the disease. The DID test demonstrated a sensitivity of 90% (95% CI=68%-99%) and a specificity of 100% (95% CI=83%-100%).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest that DID using commercial reagents may provide a feasible tool with satisfactory testing performance for anti-Paracoccidioides antibody detection.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38808801
pii: S0037-86822024000100705
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0094-2024
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Fungal
0
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Evaluation Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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