microbeПроблемы особо опасных инфекцийProblems of Particularly Dangerous Infections0370-10692658-719XRussian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”10.21055/0370-1069-2012-1(111)-70-76microbe-774Research ArticleДИАГНОСТИКАDIAGNOSTICSЛабораторная диагностика кокцидиоидомикозаLaboratory Diagnostics of CoccidioidomycosisГришинаМ. А.GrishinaM. A.vari2@sprint-v.com.ruКочубееваЕ. Н.KochubeevaE. N.noemail@neicon.ruВьючноваН. В.V'yuchnovaN. V.noemail@neicon.ruАнтоновВ. А.AntonovV. A.noemail@neicon.ruТкаченкоГ. А.TkachenkoG. A.noemail@neicon.ruАлексеевВ. В.AlekseevV. V.noemail@neicon.ruЛипницкийА. В.LipnitskyA. V.noemail@neicon.ruВолгоградский научно-исследовательский противочумный институтРоссияVolgograd Research Anti-Plague InstituteRussian Federation20122002201201(111)7076Copyright © Гришина М.А., Кочубеева Е.Н., Вьючнова Н.В., Антонов В.А., Ткаченко Г.А., Алексеев В.В., Липницкий А.В., 20122012Гришина М.А., Кочубеева Е.Н., Вьючнова Н.В., Антонов В.А., Ткаченко Г.А., Алексеев В.В., Липницкий А.В.Grishina M.A., Kochubeeva E.N., V'yuchnova N.V., Antonov V.A., Tkachenko G.A., Alekseev V.V., Lipnitsky A.V.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journal.microbe.ru/jour/article/view/774

Кокцидиоидомикоз - системное заболевание, вызываемое диморфными грибами Coccidioides immitis и C. posadasii. Возбудители кокцидиоидомикоза - первичные патогены - эндемичны для стран американского континента, однако завозные случаи этого заболевания регистрируются и в других регионах мира. В настоящей работе обобщены данные зарубежной литературы и результаты собственных исследований по проблеме диагностики кокцидиоидомикоза. Рассмотрены проблемы и перспективы развития диагностических препаратов, предназначенных для обнаружения и идентификации Coccidioides spp.

Coccidioidomycosis is a systemic disease induced by dimorphic fungi Coccidioides and C. posadasii. Its causative agents - primary pathogens - are endemic for American states. However introduced cases of the disease can be traced in some other world regions too. This paper contains summarized foreign literature data on the issue. Presented are the results of our own investigations on the problem of Coccidioidomycosis diagnostics. Discussed are also problems and prospective of the development of a diagnostic preparations designed to detect and identify Coccidioides spp.

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