Coccidioides antibody in serum

Indications

• evaluation of coccidioidomycosis

Clinical significance

• Coccidioides serology with complement fixation
  • useful for assessing extent & prognosis (in contrast to histoplasmosis & blastomycosis)
  • antibodies detected 2-6 weeks after infection
  • higher titers increase probability of disseminated disease
  • rising titers suggest poor outcome
• rapid serologic tests may be useful for screening
  • latex agglutination
  • immunodiffusion

More general terms

• Coccidioides antibody in body fluid

More specific terms

• Coccidioides IgA in serum
• Coccidioides IgG in serum
• Coccidioides IgM in serum
• Coccidioides immitis Ab in serum

Additional terms

• coccidioidomycosis