paracoccidioidin

par·a·coc·cid·i·oi·din

(par'ă-kok-sid'ē-oy'din),

A filtrate antigen prepared from the filamentous form of the pathogenic fungus, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; used for demonstrating delayed type dermal hypersensitivity in populations and useful in demonstrating endemic areas in different geographic regions.

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par·a·coc·cid·i·oi·din

(par'ă-kok-sid'ē-oy'din)

Antigen prepared using the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; used for demonstrating present or past infection and identifying endemic areas.

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References in periodicals archive ?

Epidemiologic surveys of histoplasmin and paracoccidioidin sensitivity in Brazil.

Histoplasmin and paracoccidioidin skin reactivity in infantile population of northern Argentina.

Estudio epidemiologico de la paracoccidioidomicosis e histoplasmosis en una poblacion suburbana de San Felix, estado Bolivar, Venezuela

Spherulin and coccidioidin: cross-reactions in dermal sensitivity to histoplasmin and paracoccidioidin. Am J Epidemiol 1975;101:512-6.