Comparison on the performance of Leishmania major-like and Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis as antigen for new world leishmaniasis IgG-immunofluorescence test Comparação do desempenho de antígenos de Leishmania major-like e Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis no teste de imunofluorescência-IgG para leishmaniose mucocutânea

The performance of an antigen of L. major-like promastigotes for the serological diagnosis of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in the IgG-immunofluorescent test was compared to that of an antigen of L. braziliensis braziliensis. Each antigen was used to test two hundred and twenty-four sera of etiologies...

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Main Authors: Maria Carolina Soares Guimarães, Beatriz J. Celeste, Edelma María Corrales L., Carlos M.F. Antunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1991-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
IgG
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651991000600012