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.

blastomycin

a sterile broth filtrate from cultures of Blastomyces dermatitidis, used intradermally as a diagnostic test for blastomycosis but results in dogs are unreliable as the test may be negative in advanced cases and there can be cross-reaction with Histoplasma spp.