Identification of certain false-positive results in the Cand-Tec test for candidal antigen
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Identification of certain false-positive results in the Cand-Tec test for candidal antigen
Mycoses.
1989 Dec.
Abstract
By repeated testing of sera after heating (56 degrees C, 15 min) certain false-positives in the Cand-Tec test can be identified from the thermo-resistance of the reaction. True titers are drastically reduced by such pretreatment of sera. The thermostable antigen giving rise to falsely positive agglutination is not identical with mannan.
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