Coccidioidomycosis as a Common Cause of Community-acquired Pneumonia
Lisa Valdivia*†, David Nix*‡, Mark Wright*, Elizabeth Lindberg*, Timothy Fagan§, Donald Lieberman§, T'Prien Stoffer*, Neil M. Ampel*†, and John N. Galgiani*†
Author affiliations: *University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA; †Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System, Tucson, Arizona, USA; ‡University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, Arizona, USA; §Arizona Community Physicians, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Table 2
Serologic characteristics of the study sample*
Seropositive persons (N = 16) |
No. |
Baseline serum sample |
Positive by >1 method |
11 |
IDTP only |
1 |
EIA IgM only |
1 |
EIA IgG only |
2 |
Negative† |
1 |
Second serum sample |
Positive by >1 method |
8 |
Negative |
0 |
Not obtained |
8 |
Seronegative persons (N = 39) |
Baseline serum sample |
39 |
Second serum sample |
12 |
Second serum sample not obtained |
27 |
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