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Evaluation of fungal burden in experimental paracoccidioidomycosis by using the fluorescent dye Blankophor
Angela Satie Nishikaku1, Eva Burger
1Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|July 5, 2003
Abstract:
The fungal load in organs and blood of susceptible and resistant mice infected with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis was quantitated by using the optical brightener Blankophor and compared with CFU counts. Fluorescent staining of fungal cells proved to be a quick and easy procedure, suitable for evaluation of paracoccidioidomycotic infection.
