[A comparison of two antigens for Montenegro skin test].
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.
Romero
Héctor Dardo
HD
Disciplina de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias da Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG.
Prata
Aluízio
A
Silva-Vergara
Mário León
ML
Silva
Luciana de Almeida
Lde A
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*
D000953:Antigens, Protozoan