Aspergillus antigen detection: comparison of a new sandwich ELISA with the latex agglutination test in patients with histologically proven invasive aspergillosis
Herrmann, J.; Gugel, A.; Freidank, H.; Bertz, H.; Finke, J.
Mycoses 41(Suppl 1): 83-85
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0933-7407 PMID: 9717392 Document Number: 489291
A new sandwich antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of Aspergillus galactomannan in blood plasma was compared with the latex-agglutination test by investigation of six patients with histologically proven invasive aspergillosis. The ELISA gave positive results in all six patients while the latex test recognized 5/6 as positive. On an average the antigen ELISA gave positive results 19 days earlier than the latex test.