Applicability of the Platelia EIA® Aspergillus test for the diagnosis of aspergilosis in penguins

Abstract Even today, an effective diagnostic test for aspergillosis in penguins is unknown, being the gold standard post-mortem examinations. The fungal antigen galactomannan (GM) has been used as a biomarker of disease in humans and is detected by the Platelia Aspergillus EIA (BioRad)®, a commerci...

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Main Authors: A. L. Cabana, M. O. Xavier, J. F. Mendes, A. J. Teles, A. M. Martins, R. P. Silva-Filho, M. C. A. Meireles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2018-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842018005021103&lng=en&tlng=en