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Coccidioides antibody in serum
Indications:
- evaluation of coccidioidomycosis
Clinical significance:
1) Coccidioides serology with complement fixation
a) useful for assessing extent & prognosis (in contrast to histoplasmosis & blastomycosis)
b) antibodies detected 2-6 weeks after infection
c) higher titers increase probability of disseminated disease
d) rising titers suggest poor outcome
2) rapid serologic tests may be useful for screening
a) latex agglutination
b) immunodiffusion
Related
coccidioidomycosis
Specific
Coccidioides IgA in serum
Coccidioides IgG in serum
Coccidioides IgM in serum
Coccidioides immitis Ab in serum
General
Coccidioides antibody in body fluid
References
CPT