Comparison of methods for coccidioidomycosis complement fixation. 1970

M Huppert, and P A Chitjian, and A J Gross

A Laboratory Branch Task Force of the National Communicable Disease Center has proposed a standardized complement fixation procedure (LBCF) and an adaptation of this to microtitration techniques (MT) as uniform methods for performing complement fixation (CF) tests. A common procedure should make CF results from one laboratory more comparable to another. In addition, it would be preferable if the common procedure reproduced the titer levels of a testing procedure which is to be replaced, particularly when valid clinical interpretations have been derived from the latter. Replicated sets of sera were tested by the LBCF, MT, and the standard Smith CF procedure for coccidioidomycosis. Results with all three procedures were highly reproducible within an acceptable one-tube variation of a twofold dilution series, but the frequency of one-tube variations was greater with the MT method than with the other two. There was no statistical difference in the titers obtained with the Smith and LBCF procedures, but there was a significant difference when the MT results were compared to those with the Smith method. The LBCF method should be acceptable as a standardized and uniform CF procedure for coccidioidomycosis, subject to comparative testing between different laboratories.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008722 Methods A series of steps taken in order to conduct research. Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D008832 Microchemistry The development and use of techniques and equipment to study or perform chemical reactions, with small quantities of materials, frequently less than a milligram or a milliliter.
D003047 Coccidioidomycosis Infection with a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. It is sometimes called valley fever but should not be confused with RIFT VALLEY FEVER. Infection is caused by inhalation of airborne, fungal particles known as arthroconidia, a form of FUNGAL SPORES. A primary form is an acute, benign, self-limited respiratory infection. A secondary form is a virulent, severe, chronic, progressive granulomatous disease with systemic involvement. It can be detected by use of COCCIDIOIDIN. Coccidioides Infection,Coccidioides posadasii Infection,Coccidioidomycosis Infection,Coccidioides immitis Infection,San Joaquin Valley Fever,Valley Fever,Coccidioides Infections,Coccidioides immitis Infections,Coccidioides posadasii Infections,Coccidioidomycoses,Coccidioidomycosis Infections,Infection, Coccidioides,Infection, Coccidioides immitis,Infection, Coccidioides posadasii,Infection, Coccidioidomycosis,Valley Fevers
D003168 Complement Fixation Tests Serologic tests based on inactivation of complement by the antigen-antibody complex (stage 1). Binding of free complement can be visualized by addition of a second antigen-antibody system such as red cells and appropriate red cell antibody (hemolysin) requiring complement for its completion (stage 2). Failure of the red cells to lyse indicates that a specific antigen-antibody reaction has taken place in stage 1. If red cells lyse, free complement is present indicating no antigen-antibody reaction occurred in stage 1. Complement Absorption Test, Conglutinating,Conglutination Reaction,Conglutinating Complement Absorption Test,Complement Fixation Test,Conglutination Reactions,Fixation Test, Complement,Fixation Tests, Complement,Reaction, Conglutination,Reactions, Conglutination,Test, Complement Fixation,Tests, Complement Fixation
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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