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Rapid immunoelectrophoretic assay for detection of serum antibodies toAspergillus fumigatus catalase in patients with pulmonary aspergillosis

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A rapid immunoelectrophoretic assay was developed to detect antibodies toAspergillus fumigatus catalase. The method's diagnostic sensitivity for pulmonary aspergillosis was 88 % (72–97 %, 95 % confidence limits) in 33 patients presenting with either aspergilloma orAspergillus lung infiltrate. The diagnostic specificity was 94 % (90–97 %) as judged from 191 patients with other infiltrative lung diseases, including infections and neoplasia. None of the 185 healthy subjects had catalase antibodies. The highest titres (ranging up to 256) were found in aspergillosis patients with cavitary lesions. Catalase antibody titres increased in two patients with concomitant development of lung cavities and mycetomas. In patients with resected or stableAspergillus lung disorders catalase antibody titres declined by less than one dilution step per year.

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  1. Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

    H. Schønheyder & P. Andersen

  2. Department of Medicine, Marselisborg Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    P. Andersen & J. C. Munck Petersen

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Schønheyder, H., Andersen, P. & Petersen, J.C.M. Rapid immunoelectrophoretic assay for detection of serum antibodies toAspergillus fumigatus catalase in patients with pulmonary aspergillosis. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. 4, 299–303 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013657

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