Immunodiffusion test for diagnosing human pythiosis

Immunodiffusion test for diagnosing human pythiosis

An immunodiffusion test was developed for diagnosing subcutaneous and systemic pythiosis in humans. When culture filtrate antigen (CFA) from P. insidiosum was reacted against patient and rabbit antisera, 1-5 precipitin bands occurred both in patient and rabbit antisera, and a line of identity also o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mycopathologia (1975) 1989-05, Vol.106 (2), p.109-112
Hauptverfasser: IMWIDTHAYA, P, SRIMUANG, S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibodies, Fungal - analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Chytridiomycota - immunology
Cross Reactions
Female
Human mycoses
Humans
Immunodiffusion
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous mycoses
Mycoses
Mycoses - diagnosis
Predictive Value of Tests
Pythium - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:An immunodiffusion test was developed for diagnosing subcutaneous and systemic pythiosis in humans. When culture filtrate antigen (CFA) from P. insidiosum was reacted against patient and rabbit antisera, 1-5 precipitin bands occurred both in patient and rabbit antisera, and a line of identity also occurred between patient and rabbit sera. When control P. insidiosum CFA was reacted with 30 apparently normal persons, 20 Thalassemia patients, 2 candidosis and 5 aspergillosis patients, no precipitin bands were found. P. insidiosum CFA also tested with rabbit antibodies to B. dermatitidis, C. immitis, H. capsulatum, P. brasiliensis, C. albicans, M. furfur and A. fumigatus revealed no cross reactions. This test is practical, sensitive and specific.
ISSN:0301-486X
1573-0832
DOI:10.1007/BF00437089