A modification of the indirect fluorescence test (IFT) for Paracoccidioidomycosis

A modification of the indirect fluorescence test (IFT) for serological diagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis is described in which formolized budding forms (yeast cells) of the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis are used as antigen. A further modification introduced is a less eiaborate technical procedure of the test without lowering the sensitivity of the reaction. The test may be considered as adequateiy accurate and easy to perform in any laboratory with immunofluorescence facilities.

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Main Authors: Petana,Walter B., Wanke,Bodo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 1976
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821976000600002
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Summary:A modification of the indirect fluorescence test (IFT) for serological diagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis is described in which formolized budding forms (yeast cells) of the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis are used as antigen. A further modification introduced is a less eiaborate technical procedure of the test without lowering the sensitivity of the reaction. The test may be considered as adequateiy accurate and easy to perform in any laboratory with immunofluorescence facilities.