Evaluation of the exoantigen test for identification of Histoplasma species and Coccidioides immitis cultures. 1980

A F DiSalvo, and A S Sekhon, and G A Land, and W H Fleming

Recently it was demonstrated that certain fungal pathogens could be rapidly and accurately identified on the basis of their exoantigens. Mycelial-form cultures of the Histoplasma species consistently appear to produce either H or M antigens, or both, whereas cultures of Coccidioides immitis produce tube precipitinogen, heat-labile precipitinogen, or heat-labile F antigens. Three laboratories each evaluated 48 cultures by the exoantigen procedure for the identification of Histoplasma spp. and C. immitis. One hundred forty-four cultures were tested, and 143 (99.3%) were correctly identified as Histoplama spp. or C. immitis, or neither. The simple and rapid exoantigen test appears to be a sensitive and specific method for identification of these fungi.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003045 Coccidioides A mitosporic fungal genus which causes COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS. Coccidioides immitis
D005779 Immunodiffusion Technique involving the diffusion of antigen or antibody through a semisolid medium, usually agar or agarose gel, with the result being a precipitin reaction. Gel Diffusion Tests,Diffusion Test, Gel,Diffusion Tests, Gel,Gel Diffusion Test,Immunodiffusions,Test, Gel Diffusion,Tests, Gel Diffusion
D006658 Histoplasma A mitosporic Onygenales fungal genus causing HISTOPLASMOSIS in humans and animals. Its single species is Histoplasma capsulatum which has two varieties: H. capsulatum var. capsulatum and H. capsulatum var. duboisii. Its teleomorph is AJELLOMYCES capsulatus. Ajellomyces capsulatus,Cryptococcus capsulatus,Emmonsiella capsulata,Histoplasma capsulatum,Histoplasmas
D000939 Epitopes Sites on an antigen that interact with specific antibodies. Antigenic Determinant,Antigenic Determinants,Antigenic Specificity,Epitope,Determinant, Antigenic,Determinants, Antigenic,Specificity, Antigenic
D000946 Antigens, Fungal Substances of fungal origin that have antigenic activity. Fungal Antigen,Fungal Antigens,Antigen, Fungal

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