Figure 2. Comparison of Histoplasma Antigen Detection Tests in Different Body Fluids in Patients with AIDS and Disseminated Histoplasmosis
Abbreviations: CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; BAL = bronchoalveolar fluid.
This graph shows a comparison of different Histoplasma antigen tests for the
diagnosis of histoplasmosis in patients with AIDS who have disseminated histoplasmosis.
In this figure, n represents the number of patients tested.
Adapted from: Wheat J. Endemic mycoses in AIDS: a clinical review. Clin
Microbiol Rev. 1995;8:146-59. Wheat J. Endemic mycoses in AIDS: a clinical
review. Clin
Microbiol Rev. 1995;8:146-59.