Profile of total IgG, IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4 levels in sera of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis: treatment follow-up using Mexo and rPb27 as antigens in an ELISA

The levels of total of IgG, IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4 were evaluated in 54 patients with chronic paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) before, during and after treatment using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with Mexo and recombinant Pb27 (rPb27) as the antigens. Mexo was effective in distinguishing PCM...

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Main Authors: Lílian da Silva Santos, Viviane Cristina Fernandes, Samuel Gonçalves da Cruz, Weverton César Siqueira, Alfredo Miranda Goes, Ênio Roberto Pietra Pedroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000100001&lng=en&tlng=en