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. 1995 Jun;33(6):1674-5.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.6.1674-1675.1995.

False-positive cryptococcal antigen latex agglutination caused by disinfectants and soaps

L B Blevins  1 , J Fenn, H Segal, P Newcomb-Gayman, K C Carroll
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False-positive cryptococcal antigen latex agglutination caused by disinfectants and soaps

L B Blevins et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Jun.

Abstract

Five disinfectants or soaps were tested to determine if any could be responsible for false-positive results obtained with the Latex-Crypto Antigen Detection System kit (Immuno-Mycologics, Inc., Norman, Okla.). Three disinfectants or soaps (Derma soap, 7X, and Bacdown) produced false-positive agglutination after repeated washing of ring slides during testing of a known negative cerebrospinal fluid specimen.

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