文章基本信息

标题：ANTI-CRYPTOCOCCAL-GLOBULIN-LATEX PRODUCTION FOR RAPID DETECTION OF CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN IN CRYPTOCOCCOSIS
本地全文：下载
作者：ZEYNI F. ; SAFARA M. ; KORDBACHEH P. 等
期刊名称：Iranian Journal of Public Health
印刷版ISSN：2251-6085
电子版ISSN：2251-6093
出版年度：2005
卷号：34
期号：4
页码：15-23
语种：English
出版社：Tehran University of Medical Sciences
摘要：Cryptococcosis has become the fourth leading life-threatening opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS, but also occurs in non-AIDS patients. In view of the increasing numbers of infection during last decade in Iran, use of rapid, sensitive and specific test for diagnosis of cryptococcal disease has become important than ever. We aimed to produce the reagents for latex cryptococcal antigen test. The antigen was prepared from NCPF 3168 strain of Cryptococcus neoformans. Anticapsular antiserum of C. neoformans raised in rabbits and latex carboxylate- modified beads were coated with antiserum. The maximally- reactive globulin dilution was obtained at dilution of 1:400. For evaluation of efficacy of reagents, challenged 38 BALB/C mice and other 38 mice were used as controls. The mice were bled and autopsied. Brain, heart and lung were checked by direct, histopathological and cultural examination for cryptococcosis. The sera from case and control mice were tested with Immunomycologic (Immy) kit and also our produced reagents (OPR) for detection of cryptococcal antigen. Moreover, 15 cerebrospinal fluid and 15 serum samples from patients with cryptococcal meningitis, 30 with aspergillosis, 30 with suspected other fungal infections, and 30 from healthy individuals were tested as well. The results showed that the sensitivity (97.3%) and specificity (100%) of OPR was quite comparable with those of Immy kit . Therefore, it could be regarded as a substitute for commercial kits
关键词：ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTICRYPTOCOCCAL GLOBULIN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS