title: [A comparison of two antigens for Montenegro skin test].
abstract: Intradermal reactions were performed in 399 individuals by using, simultaneously, the antigen produced by both the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Each of these antigens was manufactured with promastigotes of Leishmania (L) amazonensis (IFLA/BR/67/PH8). The Fundação Oswaldo Cruz antigen caused a larger number of positive reactions. Discordant reactions occurred in 22% of the individuals.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias da Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG.
authors.forename: Héctor Dardo
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Aluízio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prata
authors.forename: Mário León
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Silva-Vergara
authors.forename: Luciana de Almeida
authors.initials: Lde A
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology*; D001118:Argentina; D001938:Brazil; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007428:Intradermal Tests / Q000592:standards*; D007891:Leishmania / Q000276:immunology*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan