Table 2.
Reactivities of exoantigens from 12 clinical isolates of Fusarium species and from one A. fumigatus isolate in the Platelia Aspergillus assay
| IUM isolatea | Patient (source) | Fusarium sp. | Index of reactivity in Platelia assay |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undiluted reaction mixture | Reaction mixture diluted 10−2 | |||
| 07-0123 | 1 (pleural fluid) | F. oxysporum | 2.35 | 0.25 |
| 09-1022 | 2 (bronchial secretions) | F. oxysporum | 1.68 | 0.30 |
| 10-0049 | 4 (blood) | F. proliferatum | 2.48 | 0.24 |
| 09-0505 | 3 (blood) | F. proliferatum | 1.49 | 0.35 |
| 09-0782 | 7 (blood) | F. proliferatum | 2.04 | 0.37 |
| 10-0035 | (blood) | F. sp. cucurbitae MPV | 2.05 | 0.18 |
| 10-0036 | (blood) | F. sp. cucurbitae MPV | 2.50 | 0.42 |
| 07-0259 | (blood) | F. sp. cucurbitae MPV | 3.97 | 0.36 |
| 08-0221 | (skin biopsy) | F. falciforme | 4.14 | 0.55 |
| 09-0620 | (blood) | F. verticillioides | 1.84 | 0.38 |
| 09-0780 | 10 (blood) | F. verticillioides | 1.15 | 0.22 |
| 09-0781 | 11 (blood) | F. verticillioides | 1.82 | 0.22 |
| 11-0088 | A. fumigatus | 6.05 | 1.72 | |
a
IUM, Igiene Università Milano culture collection.