Infection by Coccidioides immitis can produce a spectrum of disease, with most patients being asymptomatic and some developing disseminated disease, including pneumonia and meningitis.
1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube
1.0 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Plastic Vial
7 days Ambient (Transport)
14 days Refrigerated
30 days Frozen
0.2 mL Serum
< 1:2
Limitations: False-negatives may occur in patients with solitary pulmonary lesions. Patients with active histoplasmosis may generate cross reactions. Elevated serum antibodies may be present in patients with meningeal coccidiocomycosis.
Infection by Coccidioides immitis can produce a spectrum of disease, with most patients being asymptomatic and some developing disseminated disease, including pneumonia and meningitis.
2 to 5 days
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