Role of Serological Tests in the Diagnosis of Mold Infections

This article reviews the current antibody detection systems (serological tests) for the diagnosis of mold infections associated with pulmonary disease and introduces new developments. Classic and more recently developed serological techniques and their performance characteristics, including immunodiffusion, complement fixation, and ELISA.SummaryThe diseases covered are allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, invasive aspergillosis, mucormycosis, diseases caused by filamentous basidiomycetes, infection caused byTalaromyces marneffei and pythiosis. Serology remains a cornerstone for fungal diagnostic testing.
Source: Current Fungal Infection Reports - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research