Use of Urine Antigen Testing for Blastomyces in an Integrated Health System
Purpose: Blastomycosis, an endemic fungal infection, mimics many other diseases. We explored the use of Blastomyces urine antigen (BuAg), reportedly the most sensitive noninvasive test, in clinical practice and compared it to other noninvasive tests. Methods: A total of 836 BuAg tests performed on u...
Main Author: | Dennis J. Baumgardner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Aurora Health Care
2018-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews |
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Online Access: | https://digitalrepository.aurorahealthcare.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1452&context=jpcrr |
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