Highly specific and sensitive, immunoblot-detected 54 kDa antigen from Fonsecaea pedrosoi

Medical Mycology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 511-515

  Vidal, Mônica S M ^a   Castro, L G M ^a   Cavalcante, S C ^a   Lacaz, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigenic fraction; Chromoblastomycosis; Fonsecaea pedrosoi; Serology

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPOROTHRIX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

FONSECAEA; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGI;

EID: 12144260420     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780310001654337     Document Type: Article

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