Performance of Laboratory Testing in Culture Confirmed Blastomycosis: A Retrospective Study
Abstract This retrospective study evaluated diagnostic modalities in 51 culture-confirmed blastomycosis cases over a 10-year period. Urine antigen testing demonstrated variable sensitivity across disease types, whereas antibody testing by enzyme immunoassay, pathology, and fungal culture were essential for diagnosing antigen-negative cases. These findings highlight the importance of a multimodal diagnostic approach.
Authors
- Janiece S. Glover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5781-5572)
- Lili Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2647-7651)
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag167
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00