title: Application and staining patterns of commercial anti-Pneumocystis carinii monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: Commercially available monoclonal antibodies to Pneumocystis carinii were compared with respect to immunofluorescence staining patterns of human immunodeficiency virus-inactivated smears. Only the indirect staining kits were suitable for application to ethanol-inactivated samples. When antibodies from Dakopatts and Northumbria were compared, the staining of cysts and trophozoites showed different patterns.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institut, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elvin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Linder
mesh_terms: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic