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Title: Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Causes Blastomyces and Histoplasma Antigenemia.

Authors: Kaur, Amrit; Eberlein, Michael; Klesney-Tait, Julia; Durkin, Michelle M; Wheat, L Joseph; Gajurel, Kiran

Published In Open Forum Infect Dis, (2019 May)

Abstract: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) is known to yield false-positive Histoplasma antigenemia. The fourth generation MiraVista Histoplasma antigen assay was modified to block this effect (MiraVista Diagnostics, Indianapolis, Indiana). We report a case of rATG-induced false-positive Blastomyces and Histoplasma antigenemia in a lung transplant recipient despite modifications of these antigen assays.

PubMed ID: 31065562 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: No MeSH terms associated with this publication

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