Volume 12, Number 6—June 2006
Research
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*†
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 |
*IDTP, immunodiffusion tube precipitin; EIA, enzyme immunoassay; IgM, immunoglobulin M.
†This person was subsequently positive by multiple assays on his second serum sample.
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