Anti-leishmania igA immunoenzymatic assay in mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (Preliminary report) Ensaio Imunoenzimático de IgA Anti-Leishmânia na Leishmaniose mucocutânea (Nota Prévia)

The Authors describe an anti-Leishmania IgA-ELISA assay in mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Increased titers were found in leishmaniasis patients, mainly in the first and second year of infection and in deep mycoses patients showing either mucosal involvement or widespread disease. Os Autores descrevem...

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Main Authors: M. Carolina S. Guimarães, Antonio Walter Ferreira, Márcia B. de Carvalho, Beatriz J. Celeste, Luiz Carlos Cucé, Walter Belda Jr.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1984
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e54c5b8a3c5141d3b0e9ae97510f6e87
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Summary:The Authors describe an anti-Leishmania IgA-ELISA assay in mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Increased titers were found in leishmaniasis patients, mainly in the first and second year of infection and in deep mycoses patients showing either mucosal involvement or widespread disease. Os Autores descrevem a reação de IgA ELISA na leishmaniose mucocutânea. Títulos acima do normal foram encontrados no primeiro e segundo anos de infecção e em soros de micoses profundas acompanhados por envolvimento mucoso ou doença disseminada.