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ArticleRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical2024

Evaluation of commercial immunodiffusion reagents for detecting serum anti-Paracoccidioides antibodies.

Regielly Caroline Raimundo Cognialli, Diego H Caceres, Flávio de Queiroz Telles

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Article in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Regielly Caroline Raimundo CognialliUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3895-1982
Diego H CaceresCenter of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/CWZ. Nijmegen, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8749-9809
Flávio de Queiroz TellesUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7034-2418

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Abstract

backgroundAccurate diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis is crucial for improving patient outcomes. Paracoccidioides antibody detection by double immunodiffusion (DID) is a convenient diagnostic tool, but testing performance can vary based on certain factors.

methodsWe assessed DID performance using a commercially prepared Paracoccidioides reagents (IMMY, USA), involving 40 serum specimens, including 20 from patients with proven paracoccidioidomycosis and 20 from patients without the disease. The DID test demonstrated a sensitivity of 90% (95% CI=68%-99%) and a specificity of 100% (95% CI=83%-100%).

conclusionsOur findings suggest that DID using commercial reagents may provide a feasible tool with satisfactory testing performance for anti-Paracoccidioides antibody detection.

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Antibodies, FungalImmunodiffusionParacoccidioidesParacoccidioidomycosisSensitivity and SpecificityFemaleHumansMaleReagent Kits, DiagnosticAntibodies, FungalReagent Kits, Diagnostic

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