Table 1.
Detection of Coccidioides antigen in dogs with coccidioidomycosis, other fungal infections, or no fungal infection
| Groupa | No. of dogs with antigen detected/total (%) in: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Serum | Urine | Serum or urine | |
| Coccidioidomycosis | 11/58 (19.0) | 2/57 (3.5) | 12/60 (20.0)b |
| Histoplasmosis | 1/21 (4.8) | 2/25 (8.0) | 3/45 (6.7)c |
| Blastomycosis | 0/16 | 1/18 | 1/31 (3.2)d |
| Other mycosis | 0/9 | 0/13 | 0/13 |
| Nonfungal | 0/18 | 0/41 | 0/41 |
| Healthy | 0/21 | 0/21 | 0/21 |
a
“Other mycosis” represents dogs from California with other fungal infections. “Nonfungal” represents dogs from California or Arizona with diseases other than fungal infection. “Healthy” represents dogs from California or Arizona with no underlying conditions.
b
Serum only was available for two dogs and was positive for one.
c
Both serum and urine were available for one dog, for which only the urine was positive.
d
Both serum and urine were available for 10 dogs, for which only the urine was positive for one.