Diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei infection by quantitation of urinary antigen by using an enzyme immunoassay

• Main Authors: V. Desakorn, M. D. Smith, A. L. Walsh, A. J.H. Simpson, D. Sahassananda, A. Rajanuwong, V. Wuthiekanun, P. Howe, B. J. Angus, P. Suntharasamai, N. J. White
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/25767

Penicillium marneffei is a major cause of opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS in north and north-eastern Thailand. A method for the quantitation of P. marneffei antigen in urine was developed by using fluorescein isothiocyanate-labelled purified rabbit hyperimmune immunoglobulin G in an en...