ASPERGILLUS PRECIPITINS - serum

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Specimen: 5 mL blood in plain tube.

Method: Immunodiffusion, CIE, EIA.

Application: Investigation of suspected aspergillosis in patients with asthma.

Interpretation: Presence of precipitating antibody supports a diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and/or aspergilloma. Not useful for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis, for which a tissue biopsy is required.

Reference: Faux TA et al. Thorax 1992; 47: 48-52.

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