Clinical evaluation of urine Histoplasma capsulatum antigen measurement in cats with suspected disseminated histoplasmosis. Academic Article

abstract

• Diagnosis of Histoplasma capsulatum infection in cats traditionally relies upon identification of organisms in circulating monocytes or in tissue specimens from affected organs. In this retrospective study, results of a urine antigen assay were compared with standard diagnostic methods in cats with clinical signs suggestive of histoplasmosis. Antigenuria was detected in 17/18 cats with a histopathologic or cytopathologic diagnosis of histoplasmosis. This preliminary evaluation of the Histoplasma urine antigen test suggests it may be a useful aid in diagnosing this disease in cats.

authors

• Cook, Audrey

published proceedings

• J Feline Med Surg

altmetric score

• 1

author list (cited authors)

• Cook, A. K., Cunningham, L. Y., Cowell, A. K., & Wheat, L. J.

citation count

• 32

complete list of authors

• Cook, Audrey K||Cunningham, Lauren Y||Cowell, Annette K||Wheat, L Joseph

publication date

• August 2012

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Antigens, Fungal
• Cat Diseases
• Cats
• Clinical Laboratory Techniques
• Female
• Histoplasma
• Histoplasmosis
• Male
• Retrospective Studies

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/1098612X12450121

start page

• 512

end page

• 515

volume

• 14

issue

• 8

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1177%2F1098612x12450121