Abstract
Sera from 22 (84.6%) of 26 patients with confirmed Aspergillus infections recognized a purified Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase from A. fumigatus on Western blots (immunoblots). Sera from 32 (71%) of 45 patients with suspected Aspergillus infections were reactive to the superoxide dismutase. Normal human sera and sera from patients with other infections were unreactive.
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