TY - JOUR
T1 - False-positive IgM serology in coccidioidomycosis
AU - Kuberski, Tim
AU - Herrig, Judith
AU - Pappagianis, Demosthenes
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - The clinical observation has been made that there might be an unacceptable number of false-positive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test results for IgM among persons suspected of having coccidioidomycosis. Patients with a positive result for IgM by EIA are thought to have a diagnosis of acute coccidioidomycosis. However, this study found that 82% of patients with an IgM-positive and IgG-negative EIA result did not have coccidioidomycosis.
AB - The clinical observation has been made that there might be an unacceptable number of false-positive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test results for IgM among persons suspected of having coccidioidomycosis. Patients with a positive result for IgM by EIA are thought to have a diagnosis of acute coccidioidomycosis. However, this study found that 82% of patients with an IgM-positive and IgG-negative EIA result did not have coccidioidomycosis.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.01843-09
DO - 10.1128/JCM.01843-09
M3 - Article
C2 - 20357210
AN - SCOPUS:77952925511
VL - 48
SP - 2047
EP - 2049
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
SN - 0095-1137
IS - 6
ER -