title: [Diagnostic significance of secretory IgA coated yeast cells in oral candidiasis].
abstract: The significance of in vivo IgA coated yeast cells for the diagnosis of candidiasis of the oral mucosal membranes was evaluated by direct immunofluorescence in 42 patients with or without clinical symptoms, shown to be positive for yeast growth in the cultural test. Most of the patients with clinically suspected candidiasis of the mucosal membranes gave positive results by serologic assays in contrast to the majority of symptomless patients. The diagnostic approach proved to be essentially consistent with the clinical signs, persistance of infection, response to antifungal therapy and quantitative cultural data.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Parma.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Polonelli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ponton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frigeri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerloni
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Magliani
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Menozzi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fiamminghi
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D002175:Candida / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory
vernacular_title: Significato diagnostico di IgA secretorie adese a cellule lievitiformi nelle candidosi orali.