Histoplasma Antibody, Complement Fixation, Serum; Histoplasma Antibody, Immunodiffusion, Serum
Histoplasmosis, caused by infection by H. capsulatum, is usually asymptomatic or mild. Some patients develop chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis or acute disseminated histoplasmosis that is often life-threatening. Immunodiffusion testing detects antibodies in approximately 70% of patients with histoplasmosis, and complement fixation testing detects antibodies in approximately 90% of patients.
2.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube
7 days Ambient
14 days Refrigerated
30 days Frozen
0.6 mL Serum
Histoplasma Antibody, CF
Yeast Phase Ab <1:8
Mycelial Phase Ab <1:8
Histoplasma Antibody, ID Negative
Histoplasmosis, caused by infection by H. capsulatum, is usually asymptomatic or mild. Some patients develop chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis or acute disseminated histoplasmosis that is often life-threatening. Immunodiffusion testing detects antibodies in approximately 70% of patients with histoplasmosis, and complement fixation testing detects antibodies in approximately 90% of patients.
2 to 5 days
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