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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 33(4), 1984, pp. 645-649
Copyright © 1984 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Antigenemia in Primary Coccidioidomycosis*

John N. Galgiani, Kris O. Dugger, James I. Ito{dagger} AND Marion A. Wieden
Medical Research and Laboratory Services, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona 85723

Clinical findings in patients with primary infection due to Coccidioides immitis have suggested that fungal antigenemia may occur. To study this possibility, we devised an inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to measure antigenic activity compared to the activity of antigens derived from spherules. Twenty-one of 27 sera from 19 infected patients showed antigenic activity above that found in sera from uninfected persons. Activity was highest early in the course of illness. In other studies, anti-spherulin antibody activity was measured by ELISA, which demonstrated an association of antigen activity with IgM, but not IgG or IgA. One possible explanation for this phenomenon is that IgM antibody and antigen are present as circulating immune complexes.

Accepted for publication January 20, 1984.


* Address reprint requests to: John N. Galgiani, M.D., Medical Service (111), Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona 85723.


{dagger} Present address: Department of Infectious Diseases, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California 91010.




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