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. 2003 Aug;41(8):3675–3680. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3675-3680.2003

TABLE 1.

Detection of P. brasiliensis 43-kDa circulating antigen, by inh-ELISA, in sera from various subjects

Serum group No. of serum samples tested No. of reactive samplesa No. of nonreactive samples Reactive samples (%) Mean antigen concn (μg/ml)
PCM
    Acute 11 11 0 100 18.23
    Chronic unifocal 6 6 0 100 7.64
    Chronic multifocal 64 61 3 95.31 8.64
Histoplasmosis 33 0 33 0 0
Cryptococosis 20 0 20 0 0
NHS 93 3 90 3.22 0.08
a

A sample was considered positive (i.e., reactive) if the antigen concentration was >1.35 μg/ml.