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BACKGROUND: Prevalence of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is ~3 million patients worldwide, and detection of Aspergillus-specific antibody is a critical diagnostic component. Some patients with CPA have subtle immune deficits possibly contributing to poor Aspergillus antibody production and false negative results. MATERIALS/METHODS: We analyzed patient data from 167 cases of clinically confirmed CPA previously evaluated by ImmunoCAP Aspergillus-specific IgG EIA, Bordier ELISA and LDBio Aspergillus IgG/IgM ICT lateral flow assay, to identify deficiencies in: mannose binding lectin (MBL), IgG, IgA, IgM, IFN gamma, IL12 or IL17 production, and/or low cell marker counts (CD4, CD19, CD56). We defined patients as 'sero-negative' if ImmunoCAP Aspergillus IgG was consistently and repeatedly negative (<40 mg A/L). 'Sero-positive' was defined as all other CPA cases. RESULTS: We found the rate of false negatives by ImmunoCAP Aspergillus IgG EIA (n = 23) to be more prevalent in patients with immunodeficiency markers, especially multiple defects. MBL deficiency combined with low CD19 cells (p < 0.001), pneumococcal antibody levels (p = 0.043), IgM (p = 0.047) or three combined (p = 0.001-0.018) or all four together (p = 0.018) were significant. The performance LDBio Aspergillus IgG/IgM ICT appears to be relatively unaffected by immunodeficiency (92.7% of ImmunoCap sero-negatives were positive). The Bordier assay performed significantly better than the ImmunoCAP assay (P = 0.0016) for sero-negative CPA cases. CONCLUSIONS: In select cases of CPA, ImmunoCAP EIA yields a false negative result, making serological diagnosis difficult. ImmunoCAP false negatives are more prevalent in patients with multiple immunological defects, who may still be positive with the LDBio Aspergillus ICT or Bordier EIA.
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Anticorpos Antifúngicos/sangue , Aspergillus/imunologia , Reações Falso-Negativas , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/complicações , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/imunologia , Pneumopatias Fúngicas/diagnóstico , Pneumopatias Fúngicas/microbiologia , Testes Sorológicos/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biomarcadores/sangue , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Humanos , Técnicas Imunoenzimáticas/métodos , Imunoglobulina A/sangue , Imunoglobulina G/sangue , Pneumopatias Fúngicas/imunologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Aspergillus IgG detection is an essential tool in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA), and is often positive in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and Aspergillus bronchitis. The Bordier ELISA had an 83.3% sensitivity (identical to ImmunoCap at a cut-off of 40mgA/L) and 97.3% specificity using a cut-off of 0.9 and a diagnostic accuracy of 90.9%.
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Anticorpos Antifúngicos/sangue , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática/métodos , Imunoglobulina G/sangue , Aspergilose Pulmonar , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Aspergillus fumigatus/isolamento & purificação , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Aspergilose Pulmonar/diagnóstico , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a recognized complication of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). In 2015, the World Health Organization reported 2.2 million new cases of nonbacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB; some of these patients probably had undiagnosed CPA. In October 2016, the Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections convened an international expert panel to develop a case definition of CPA for resource-constrained settings. This panel defined CPA as illness for >3 months and all of the following: 1) weight loss, persistent cough, and/or hemoptysis; 2) chest images showing progressive cavitary infiltrates and/or a fungal ball and/or pericavitary fibrosis or infiltrates or pleural thickening; and 3) a positive Aspergillus IgG assay result or other evidence of Aspergillus infection. The proposed definition will facilitate advancements in research, practice, and policy in lower- and middle-income countries as well as in resource-constrained settings.