[Recent progress in immunologic technics for the diagnosis of systemic mycoses]

The new immunological techniques used for the diagnosis of systemic mycoses are very specific. Purified antigens are now available and new methods allow the detection of various classes of specific antibodies. Precipitation tests, such as bidimensional electrophoresis and electroimmunodiffusion, are compared with passive agglutination tests; radioimmunoassay and enzyme immunoassays are analyzed. The value and utilization of cellular immunity and various other tests are discussed.