title: [Studies into diagnostic value of detection of antibody to Candida in patients with vaginal mycosis (author's transl)].
abstract: The indirect immunofluorescence test for the detection of antibody to Candida was checked for its diagnostic usefulness on pregnant and non-pregnant women with vaginal mycosis. The test proved to be effective in detecting humoral antibody to Candida also in cases of vaginal mycosis. However, comparison between patients with vaginal mycosis, on the one hand, and those without, on the other, did not yield substantive difference in titre distribution. Hence, this serological method cannot be considered adequate for diagnosis for vaginal mycosis.
mesh_terms: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen zum diagnostischen Stellenwert des Candida-Antikörper-Nachweises bei Vaginalmykosen.