DISEASE - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

1. The Skin Test: inject coccidioidin (or spherulin) intradermally » rxn measures delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) to C. immitis antigens •takes 3 wks to develop + test •Negative due to: too early, not coccidioidomycosis, or disseminated (anergy) •Positive: previous exposure (therefore immune to second attack) 2. ................
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