Antigenemia without antigenuria in a cat with histoplasmosis
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Antigenemia without antigenuria in a cat with histoplasmosis
CASE SUMMARY Based on demonstration of the yeast phase of Histoplasma capsulatum on fine-needle aspirate cytology of the kidney, a 5-year-old cat was diagnosed with histoplasmosis. Urine and serum were tested for antigen via a Histoplasma antigen enzyme immunoassay. At the time of diagnosis, and on multiple occasions during antifungal treatment, antigenemia was detected without antigenuria. The...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2055-1169,2055-1169
DOI: 10.1177/2055116915618422