A Patient Has Been Exposed to an Inhaled Fungus, and It

question 30

Multiple Choice

A patient has been exposed to an inhaled fungus, and it seems likely that she has a beginning infection. The current approved test for diagnosis is an Ouchterlony test with her antibody sample in a well and several different fungal antigens in wells surrounding it. No precipitin line occurred.

• A)The patient does not have this infection.
• B)The serum should be repeated at the same concentration.
• C)The patient's blood should be drawn again in 2 weeks and retested.
• D)None of the above is correct.

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