01865nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653002600074653003000100653002800130653002900158653001100187653001100198653002200209653001200231653000900243653001600252653002400268653002400292653001700316100001900333700001300352700001600365245006100381856007800442300001000520490000600530520096500536022001401501       1978                            d  c1978 Nov10aAdult10aAged10aAntibodies, Bacterial10aComplement Fixation Tests10aDiagnosis, Differential10aFalse Positive Reactions10aFemale10aHumans10aImmunosuppression10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNocardia Infections10aNocardia asteroides10aTuberculosis1 aShainhouse J Z1 aPier A C1 aStevens D A00aComplement fixation antibody test for human nocardiosis.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC275290/pdf/jcm00196-0060.pdf  a516-90 v83 a<p>Complement-fixing antibody was detected in 13 of 16 patients with histological and/or culture evidence of infection with Nocardia species. The antigen used was a filtrate of soluble substances secreted into liquid growth medium by cultures of N. asteroides. Apparent false positives reactions were found in three of three patients with leprosy and two of five  patients with tuberculosis--results similar to some previously reported methods. N. asteroides and mycobacteria share antigens. Only the false positives with tuberculosis are considered a diagnostic problem. No reactions were obtained with sera from 26 patients with other infections and 41 unifected individuals. Whereas previous nocardia serodiagnostic methods have a sensitivity of approximately 50%, our overall sensitivity (81%) compares favorably and included 9 of 11 positive tests in immunocompromised nocardiosis patients (a source of false negative reactions with previous methods).</p>  a0095-1137