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Indirect fluorescent test for detection of anti-Paracoccidioides brasiliensis antibodies using coated bentonite particles as antigen. 1983

L G Chamma, and W F Fábio, and M M Bacchi, and M F Franco

An indirect fluorescent test was developed for detecting antibodies to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis using bentonite particles as antigen (Bent-IF). The bentonite particles were coated with P. brasiliensis polysaccharide antigen and tested with sera from paracoccidioidomycosis patients (36 sera), normal blood donors (32 sera) and patients with non-mycotic diseases (29 sera). The titres given by the positive sera were compared with those of complement fixation (CF), immunodiffusion (ID) and immunofluorescent test using yeast forms of the fungus as antigen (conventional-IF). All normal blood donors' sera gave a negative Bent-IF, conventional-IF, ID and CF tests. All paracoccidioidomycosis sera were reactive in conventional-IF and gave concordant results in Bent-IF. There was no correlation between CF and Bent-IF titres. 27.6% of sera from patients with non-mycotic diseases gave weak titres in both IF-tests. The present data indicate that the Bent-IF is a sensitive and simple serodiagnostic technique comparable with the conventional P. brasiliensis antibody test.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010228 Paracoccidioides A mitosporic fungal genus. P. brasiliensis (previously Blastomyces brasiliensis) is the etiologic agent of PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS. Blastomyces brasiliensis,Loboa loboi,Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
D010229 Paracoccidioidomycosis A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs. It is caused most often by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is also called paracoccidioidal granuloma. Blastomyces brasiliensis Infections,Blastomycosis, South American,Paracoccidioides Infection,Paracoccidioides Infections,Paracoccidioidomycoses,Blastomyces brasiliensis Infection,Paracoccidioidal Granuloma,Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Infection,Granuloma, Paracoccidioidal,Infection, Blastomyces brasiliensis,Infection, Paracoccidioides,Infection, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis,Infections, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis,Paracoccidioidal Granulomas,Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Infections,Paracoccidioidomycose,South American Blastomycosis
D003168 Complement Fixation Tests Serologic tests based on inactivation of complement by the antigen-antibody complex (stage 1). Binding of free complement can be visualized by addition of a second antigen-antibody system such as red cells and appropriate red cell antibody (hemolysin) requiring complement for its completion (stage 2). Failure of the red cells to lyse indicates that a specific antigen-antibody reaction has taken place in stage 1. If red cells lyse, free complement is present indicating no antigen-antibody reaction occurred in stage 1. Complement Absorption Test, Conglutinating,Conglutination Reaction,Conglutinating Complement Absorption Test,Complement Fixation Test,Conglutination Reactions,Fixation Test, Complement,Fixation Tests, Complement,Reaction, Conglutination,Reactions, Conglutination,Test, Complement Fixation,Tests, Complement Fixation
D005455 Fluorescent Antibody Technique Test for tissue antigen using either a direct method, by conjugation of antibody with fluorescent dye (FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT) or an indirect method, by formation of antigen-antibody complex which is then labeled with fluorescein-conjugated anti-immunoglobulin antibody (FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT). The tissue is then examined by fluorescence microscopy. Antinuclear Antibody Test, Fluorescent,Coon's Technique,Fluorescent Antinuclear Antibody Test,Fluorescent Protein Tracing,Immunofluorescence Technique,Coon's Technic,Fluorescent Antibody Technic,Immunofluorescence,Immunofluorescence Technic,Antibody Technic, Fluorescent,Antibody Technics, Fluorescent,Antibody Technique, Fluorescent,Antibody Techniques, Fluorescent,Coon Technic,Coon Technique,Coons Technic,Coons Technique,Fluorescent Antibody Technics,Fluorescent Antibody Techniques,Fluorescent Protein Tracings,Immunofluorescence Technics,Immunofluorescence Techniques,Protein Tracing, Fluorescent,Protein Tracings, Fluorescent,Technic, Coon's,Technic, Fluorescent Antibody,Technic, Immunofluorescence,Technics, Fluorescent Antibody,Technics, Immunofluorescence,Technique, Coon's,Technique, Fluorescent Antibody,Technique, Immunofluorescence,Techniques, Fluorescent Antibody,Techniques, Immunofluorescence,Tracing, Fluorescent Protein,Tracings, Fluorescent Protein
D005658 Fungi A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies. Fungi, Filamentous,Molds,Filamentous Fungi,Filamentous Fungus,Fungus,Fungus, Filamentous,Mold
D005779 Immunodiffusion Technique involving the diffusion of antigen or antibody through a semisolid medium, usually agar or agarose gel, with the result being a precipitin reaction. Gel Diffusion Tests,Diffusion Test, Gel,Diffusion Tests, Gel,Gel Diffusion Test,Immunodiffusions,Test, Gel Diffusion,Tests, Gel Diffusion
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000908 Antibodies, Fungal Immunoglobulins produced in a response to FUNGAL ANTIGENS. Fungal Antibodies
D000946 Antigens, Fungal Substances of fungal origin that have antigenic activity. Fungal Antigen,Fungal Antigens,Antigen, Fungal
D001546 Bentonite A colloidal, hydrated aluminum silicate that swells 12 times its dry size when added to water. Montmorillonite,Montmorrillonite

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