blastomycin

blas·to·my·cin

(blas'tō-mī'sin),
An antigen for intradermal testing prepared from sterile filtrates of cultures of the filamentous form of Blastomyces dermatitidis.

blastomycin

A sterile broth filtrate of cultures of Blastomyces dermatitidis, once used for intradermal testing. No reagent is currently available for skin testing of patients with suspected blastomycosis.

blas·to·my·cin

(blas'tō-mī'sin)
An antigen for intradermal testing prepared from sterile filtrates of cultures of the filamentous form of Blastomyces dermatitidis.
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Because of poor sensitivity and specificity, the skin test antigen blastomycin is not available, and serologic tests also show poor specificity (14).
Human and canine pulmonary blastomycosis, North Carolina, 2001-2002
Apparent diminution of the blastomycin skin test: Follow-up of an epidemic of blastomycosis.
Blastomycosis of the vocal folds with life-threatening upper airway obstruction: a case report. (Original Article)
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