A comparative serological study of the SsCBF antigenic fraction isolated from three Sporothrix schenckii strains

Medical Mycology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 874-878

  Bernardes Engemann, Andréa R ^a   Loureiro Y Penha, Carla V ^a   Benvenuto, Fabiana ^a   Braga, José Ueleres ^b   Barros, Mônica L ^c   Orofino Costa, Rosane ^d   Lopes Bezerra, Leila M ^a  

^a Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes   (United States)

^b Programa de Pós Graduação em Fisiopatologia Clínica e Experimental

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO PEDRO ERNESTO   (Brazil)

^d Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ROC analysis; Serology; Sporothrix schenckii; Sporotrichosis; SsCBF antigen

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEROTYPING; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POLYSACCHARIDES; ROC CURVE; SEROTYPING; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

EID: 73649124942     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693780802695520     Document Type: Article

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