Experiments were designed to evaluate a @entity2144 ( @entity2144 ) test, as a serological aid in the diagnosis of @entity3219 , and to compare this test with the conventional @entity465 ( @entity465 ) test for @entity3219 . Sera tested were from cases of acute and chronic pulmonary and disseminated @entity3219 , as well as from individuals not having @entity3219 . Ninety-seven percent of the cases of @entity358 had positive @entity2144 tests, whereas 91% had positive @entity465 tests. Ninety-six percent of the @entity1 having @entity1030 showed positive @entity2144 tests and 91% had positive @entity465 tests. In contrast, 64% of the cases of disseminated @entity3219 had positive @entity2144 tests, whereas 82% had positive @entity465 tests. None of these differences was statistically significant. Although there were no significant differences in complement fixing and agglutinating antibody cross-reactivity with Blastomyces antigens, more @entity1 demonstrated @entity465 titers than @entity2144 titers. Sera from @entity1 with acute and chronic @entity3219 showed higher @entity2144 titers than @entity465 titers, whereas sera from cases of disseminated @entity3219 showed higher @entity465 titers. Histoplasmin skin testing has less of a boosting effect on agglutinating antibodies than on @entity465 antibodies to histoplasmin. Anticomplementary sera can be used in the @entity2144 test. This test is simple to perform, and results can be obtained in 2 to 4 hr.

Evaluation of a microtiter latex agglutination test for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity2144 :: ('MESH:D020315', 'Disease') :: ['Micro-LA', 'Microtiter latex agglutination'] @entity465 :: ('MESH:D007153', 'Disease') :: ['microtiter-complement fixation', 'CF'] @entity358 :: ('MESH:D008171', 'Disease') :: ['acute pulmonary histoplasmosis'] @entity3219 :: ('MESH:D006660', 'Disease') :: ['histoplasmosis'] @entity1030 :: ('MESH:D029424', 'Disease') :: ['chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis']
@entity3219 :: (MESH:D006660,Disease) :: ['histoplasmosis']
