Serological diagnosis of pneumocystosis: production of a synthetic recombinant antigen for immunodetection of Pneumocystis jirovecii

• Authors: Cardoso F, Esteves F, Matos O, Tomas AL
• Publication Year: 2016
• Journal: Scientific Reports
• Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep36287

Diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) relies on the detection of P. jirovecii in respiratory specimens obtained by invasive techniques. Thus, the development of a serological test is urgently needed as it will allow the diagnosis of PcP using blood, an inexpensive and non-invasive specimen. This study aims to combine the production of a multi-epitope synthetic […]
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