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. 1973 Jul;26(1):4–8. doi: 10.1128/am.26.1.4-8.1973

Comparative Evaluation of Five Serological Methods for the Diagnosis of Sporotrichosis

Sharon O Blumer 1, Leo Kaufman 1, William Kaplan 1, David W McLaughlin 1, Dorothy E Kraft 1
PMCID: PMC379706  PMID: 4199338

Abstract

The diagnosis of sporotrichosis can be time consuming. Serological procedures could facilitate the rapid and accurate diagnosis of this disease. A slide latex agglutination (SLA) test for sporotrichosis was developed and compared with the tube agglutination (TA), complement fixation (CF), and immunodiffusion (ID) tests in the serological study of 80 proven human cases of sporotrichosis representing the cutaneous, subcutaneous, and extracutaneous forms of the disease. In addition, the indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) technique was applied to 61 case sera. In the SLA test, latex particles sensitized with culture filtrate antigens from the yeast form of Sporothrix schenckii (B 959) detected 94% of the cases, as compared to 96% of the cases detected by the TA test, 68% by the CF test, and 56% by the ID test. The IFA test detected 90% of the 61 cases. The SLA and ID tests were specific, showing no reactions with sera from 86 persons with no disease or with diseases other than sporotrichosis. Because of its sensitivity, specificity, ease of performance, and ability to provide results in 5 min, the SLA test is highly recommended for routine use in the clinical laboratory.

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