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Specific Immunodiffusion Test for Blastomycosis

Author(s) -

Leo Kaufman,

David W. McLaughlin,

Maxine J. Clark,

Sharon Blumer

Publication year - 1973

Publication title -

applied microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0003-6919

DOI - 10.1128/am.26.3.244-247.1973

Subject(s) - blastomycosis , precipitin , immunodiffusion , blastomyces , medicine , ouchterlony double immunodiffusion , pathology , dermatology , immunology , antigen , blastomyces dermatitidis , antiserum

A specific immunodiffusion test for blastomycosis has been developed. The test permitted the detection of approximately 80% of 113 proven cases of blastomycosis. Two diagnostically important precipitins designated A and B were frequently recognized in patients with blastomycosis. Routine use of reference sera containing the A and B precipitins in immunodiffusion tests would permit the specific diagnosis of blastomycosis without the need for parallel tests with coccidioidin and histoplasmin.

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