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ArticleMycopathologia1995

Western blot analysis of cerebrospinal fluid for detection of Aspergillus antigens.

P Ray, A Chakrabarti, M Jatana, B S Sharma, A Pathak

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Article in Mycopathologia, 1995. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

P RayDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
A Chakrabarti
M Jatana
B S Sharma
A Pathak
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Western-blot immunoassay of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens of patients with central nervous system (CNS) aspergillosis (3), CNS candidosis (1) and bacterial meningitis (2) was carried out using pooled serum from histopathologically proven deep-seated aspergillosis cases to detect unique antigenic fractions for aspergillosis in CSF. No reactivity was observed in patients with non-fungal meningitis. Four cross-reactive bands (40, 90, 200 and > 200 KD) were detectable in CSF from patients with both aspergillosis and candidosis of the CNS. Four additional bands (90-200 KD) were consistently present only in patients with aspergillosis. One prominent band (110 KD) was found only in the patient with aspergillosis who had a fatal outcome and raised the possibility of being a poor prognostic marker.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultAntigens, FungalAspergillosisAspergillusBlotting, WesternCandidiasisCentral Nervous System DiseasesChildFemaleHumansImmune SeraMaleMeningitis, BacterialAntigens, FungalImmune Sera

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PMID8532052
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