Comparison of seven Blastomyces dermatitidis antigens for the detection of antibodies in humans with occupationally acquired blastomycosis

Mycoses

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 282-286

  Roomiany, P L ^a   Axtell, R C ^a   Scalarone, G M ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody detection; Blastomyces dermatitidis; Blastomycosis; ELISA; Lysate antigens; Occupational disease

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIBODY; FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BLASTOMYCES; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CATS; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

AJELLOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; FELIS CATUS; FUNGI; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0036415135     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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