Coccidioides precipitin : Normal Values & Results (Coccidioidomycosis antibody test)

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Coccidioides precipitin

Alternate Names : Coccidioidomycosis antibody test

Normal Values

No precipitins is normal. This means the blood test did not detect the antibody to Coccidiodies immitis.

What do Abnormal Results Mean?

An abnormal (positive) result means the antibody to Coccidioides immitis has been detected.

In this case, another text is done to confirm infection. See: CSF coccidioides complement fixation. A titer less than 1:16 usually indicates no infection. However titers of 1:2 or 1:4 have been seen in people with active infection. A titer greater than 1:16 usually indicates active infection.

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Review Date : 5/30/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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