Standardization and Prevalence of the Booster Phenomenon: Evaluation Using a Two-Step Skin Test with 43 kDa Glycoprotein in Individuals from an Endemic Region of Paracoccidioidomycosis.
Ana Paula da Costa MarquesSandra Maria V L OliveiraGrazielli R RezendeDayane A MeloSonia M Fernandes-FittsElenir Rose J C PontesMaria da Glória Bonecini-AlmeidaZoilo P CamargoRinaldo P MendesAnamaria M M PaniagoPublished in: Mycopathologia (2017)
The results indicate that the prevalence of paracoccidioidal infection in endemic areas is underestimated, as the booster phenomenon has not been considered in epidemiological surveys for this infection.
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