Identification of a novel 74-kilodalton immunodominant antigen of Pythium insidiosum recognized by sera from human patients with pythiosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1674-1680

  Krajaejun, Theerapong ^a   Kunakorn, Mongkol ^a   Pracharktam, Rungnapa ^a   Chongtrakool, Piriyaporn ^a   Sathapatayavongs, Boonmee ^a   Chaiprasert, Angkana ^b   Vanittanakom, Nongnuch ^c   Chindamporn, Ariya ^d   Mootsikapun, Piroon ^e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; EPITOPE; VACCINE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DEATH; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENUCLEATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LIMB AMPUTATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PYTHIOSIS; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA; TROPICS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

EID: 33646557631     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1674-1680.2006     Document Type: Article

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