Detection of IgM and IgG antibodies to Cryptococcus neoformans proteins in blood donors and HIV patients with active cryptococcosis

Mycoses

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-170

  Chai, H C ^a   Tay, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Blood donors; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; HIV patients

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FUNGAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENVIRONMENT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; SERUM;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BLOOD DONORS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 59149099236     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01549.x     Document Type: Article

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