Title
Sporotrichin skin test for the diagnosis of sporotrichosis
Date Issued
01 June 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
Sporotrichosis is the most common implantation mycosis caused by several species of the Sporothrix schenckii complex. The gold standard for diagnosis is concerned with the isolation of the fungus; although, fresh examinations, staining, and biopsies are also helpful for this purpose. The sporotrichin is an antigenic complex comprised of a peptide-rhamnomannan, which is relevant with respect to pathogenic fungi; it is primarily used for serological and skin testing. We present a study regarding the use of sporotrichin as a diagnostic aid for cutaneous sporotrichosis. Furthermore, 138 cases with suspicion of sporotrichosis were included, 55 of which were proven through cultures. Moreover, out of these 55 cases, 52 (94.5%) tested positive for sporotrichin, while the negative cases corresponded to the disseminated cutaneous forms. We observed a sensitivity of 94.5% and a specificity of 95.2%. We consider that the use of sporotrichin as a skin test helps us as an auxiliary diagnosis before a positive sample culture.
Volume
4
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85056767054
Source
Journal of Fungi
ISSN of the container
2309608X
Sponsor(s)
The authors wish to thank Amelia Pérez-Mejía (Basic Mycology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) for the production of mycelial phase sporotrichin for skin tests.
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