TABLE 1.
Index of reactivity of heat-treated and not treated soluble antigens from suspensions of clinical and reference strains of Cryptococcus spp. in the Platelia Aspergillus assaya
| Strain designation | Site of isolation | Identification | Index of reactivity in expt:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (no heat treatment) | 2 (no heat treatment) | 3 (heat treatment) | |||
| 44 | CSF | C. neoformans | 4.8 | >5 | 3.4 |
| 101 | Blood culture | C. neoformans | 4.7 | >5 | 3.1 |
| 294 | Blood culture | C. neoformans | >5 | >5 | >5 |
| 545 | CSF | C. neoformans | 3.8 | >5 | 3.3 |
| 590 | Urine | C. neoformans serotype A | >5 | >5 | >5 |
| 648 | Blood culture | C. neoformans serotype A | 4.1 | >5 | >5 |
| 681 | CSF | C. neoformans serotype A | 3.6 | >5 | >5 |
| 861 | CSF | C. neoformans | 4.8 | >5 | 3.4 |
| 1451 | CSF | Cryptococcus sp. | 5 | >5 | 3.4 |
| 1782 | BAL | C. neoformans serotype D | >5 | >5 | >5 |
| 1829 | Blood culture | C. neoformans serotype A | 3.5 | >5 | >5 |
| 2323 | Toe nail | C. laurentii | >5 | >5 | >5 |
| 2500b | Blood culture | C. neoformans serotype A | 4.9 | >5 | 3.5 |
| 2501b | Sputum | C. neoformans serotype A | 4 | >5 | >5 |
| NIH 68 | Reference strain | C. neoformans serotype A | ND | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| NIH 112B | Reference strain | C. neoformans serotype B | ND | >5 | >5 |
| NIH 52D | Reference strain | C. neoformans serotype D | ND | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| CDC B.238 | Reference strain | C. neoformans serotype C | ND | >5 | >5 |
| Cap 67 | Reference strain | C. neoformans non typable | ND | >5 | 3.5 |
a
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; ND, not done. Experiments 2 and 3 were performed on the same antigenic extracts.
b
Isolates 2500 and 2501 were obtained from the patient described in this paper.