TABLE 1.
Clinical specimens identified to have positive results in second-generation Histoplasma EIA and Platelia Aspergillus EIA
| Case no. | Second-generation Histoplasma EIA result (U)a
|
Platelia Aspergillus EIA result for serum (GMI) | Type of histoplasmosisb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum | Urine | |||
| 1 | 42.6 | 31.4 | 6.2 | Pulmonary |
| 2 | QNS | 20.4 | 5.5 | Disseminated |
| 3 | 4.2 | 12.5 | 5.5 | Cavitary |
| 4 | 33.9 | 32.0 | 1.5 | Disseminated |
| 5 | 24.2 | ND | 4.7 | Disseminated |
| 6 | 98.7 | 66.8 | 7.8 | Disseminated |
a
QNS, quantity not sufficient to test; ND, not done.
b
None of these patients showed evidence of aspergillosis.