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Determination of an aspergillus fumigatus-specific immunoglobulin G reference range in an adult Omani population.
Identifier
DOI: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.01.007
Contributors
Al-Kindi, Mahmood., Author
Kutty, Ibrahim., Author
Al-Kalbani, Ibrahim., Author
Al-Shekailiyah, Jalila., Author
Other titles
تحديد المستوى المرجعي للأجسام المناعية المضادة (نوع G) للرشاشيات
Publisher
College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University.
Gregorian
2018-01
Language
English
English abstract
The presence of abnormally high levels of Aspergillus fumigatus-specific immunoglobulin
(Ig) G antibodies can serve as a diagnostic criterion for severe conditions like allergic bronchopulmonary and chronic
pulmonary aspergillosis. This study aimed to determine a reference range of A. fumigatus-specific IgG levels within a
healthy adult Omani population. Methods: This study took place during November 2015 at the Sultan Qaboos
University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. The sera of 125 healthy Omani blood donors were tested for A. fumigatus specific IgG levels using an automated fluorescence enzyme immunoassay. Results: Initially, the data were not
normally distributed; however, log transformation and the exclusion of four outliers resulted in an acceptable
Gaussian distribution. The reference range was 2.0–68.7 mgA/L at the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles, respectively,
with 90% confidence intervals of 2.0–3.0 mgA/L and 48.0–76.0 mgA/L, respectively. Conclusion: The A. fumigatus specific IgG reference range within a healthy adult Omani population was comparable to those reported in other
populations
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Al-Rahman, Muniraو Al-Kindi, Mahmoodو Kutty, Ibrahimو Al-Kalbani, Ibrahimو & Al-Shekailiyah, Jalila (2018). Determination of an aspergillus fumigatus-specific immunoglobulin G reference range in an adult Omani population. Sultan Qaboos University Medical
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