Methods With the use of two indirect immunofluorescence tests, retrospective study was
done on 172 sera from 51 patients classified into two groups: Group I included 123 serum …

Three serological tests for candidiasis, agar gel diffusion (AGD-1), whole cell agglutination
(AGGL-1), and latex agglutination (LAT), were evaluated by six laboratories with 100 coded …

During the last decades, the use of antibody tests for the diagnosis of invasive mycoses has
declined as a consequence of the general belief that they are insensitive and non-specific …

Different commercial enzyme‐linked immunsorbent assays (ELISA) were evaluated in a
preliminary study for diagnosis of systemic candidosis: Biomerica® and Virotech GmbH …

A total of 911 sera from 171 patients at risk for systemic candidiasis and 24 sera from 24 non-
hospitalized control subjects were analyzed for the presence of candida antigen using a …

A total of 314 sera from 114 patients at risk for invasive candidiasis were analyzed for the
presence of antigenemia using the Hybritech enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for detection of …

The main problem encountered with serodiagnostic tests for Candida infections is their
failure to differentiate between invasive and superficial candidosis. Recent immunoblotting …

Two latex agglutination tests for the detection of Candida antigens, Pastorex Candida
(Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur, Marnes-la-Coquette, France) and Cand-Tec (Ramco …

To test the value of detection of anti-Candida albicans germ tube antibodies by indirect
immunofluorescence assay in the diagnosis of systemic candidosis, a retrospective study …

Purpose Serologic testing allows for rapid detection of candidemia. More data are needed
for the Virion\Serion ELISA antigen test (Ag), Hemkit Candida IHA antibody test (Ab), and …