Heated histoplasmin as a control for non-specificity in the complement fixation test for histoplasmosis
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 21 (3) , 233-237
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00362178385380351
Abstract
We present data in support of the use of a heated histoplasmin control for the complement fixation (CF) test for histoplasmosis to assist in the detection of the presence of h or m antibody.Keywords
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