Artigo
AGAROSE-GEL IMMUNODIFFUSION TESTS WITH the ADDITION of PEG (POLYETHYLENE-GLYCOL 6000) for the DIAGNOSIS and SEROLOGICAL FOLLOW-UP of PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS INFECTION
Fecha
1993-09-01Registro en:
Mycopathologia. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publ, v. 123, n. 3, p. 131-133, 1993.
0301-486X
10.1007/BF01111262
WOS:A1993MN85500001
Autor
Forjaz, Marli H. H. [UNIFESP]
Fischman, Olga [UNIFESP]
Zaror, L.
Yonashiro, Neide Ferreira [UNIFESP]
Institución
Resumen
By using PEG (polyethylen glycol 6000) in the gel immunodiffusion tests (ID), the precipitin lines were increased in 25.5% of the 192 sera reactions and the titers were increased from one to four serial dilutions in 44.6% of the 139 serum samples. Owing to its sensitivity, easy interpretation of the results and low cost, the use of 2% PEG incorporated into the gel in ID tests is recommended for the diagnosis and serological follow-up of paracoccidioidomycosis infections.