Evaluation of tests for antibody response in the follow-up of patients with acute and chronic forms of paracoccidioidomycosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-46

  Del Negro, Gilda M B ^a   Pereira, Cristiane N ^a   Andrade, Heitor F ^a   Palacios, Selma A ^a   Vidal, Mônica M S ^a   Charbel, Cecília E ^a   Benard, Gil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SERUM; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS;

EID: 0033981416     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-1-37     Document Type: Article

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