Serological diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis: high rate of inter-laboratorial variability among medical mycology reference centers.

Serological diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis: high rate of inter-laboratorial variability among medical mycology reference centers.

Serological tests have long been established as rapid, simple and inexpensive tools for the diagnosis and follow-up of PCM. However, different protocols and antigen preparations are used and the few attempts to standardize the routine serological methods have not succeeded.We compared the performanc...

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Main Authors: Monica Scarpelli Martinelli Vidal, Gilda Maria Barbaro Del Negro, Adriana Pardini Vicentini, Teresinha Inez Estivalet Svidzinski, Maria Jose Mendes-Giannini, Ana Marisa Fusco Almeida, Roberto Martinez, Zoilo Pires de Camargo, Carlos Pelleschi Taborda, Gil Benard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4161321?pdf=render

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