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what the risks are blood test, coccidioides antibody test, coccidioides complement fixation, blood test that looks, antibodies, fungus coccidioides immitis, fungus causes, disease coccidioidomycosis an antibody defends the body against bacteria, viruses, fungus, foreign body, antigen, certain cells tell the body to produce antibodies, an active infection, initial stage of an illness, few antibodies detected, antibody production increases, course of an infection, such tests, repeated several weeks, first test, complement fixation test looks, if the body has produced antibodies to a specific antigen, in this case coccidioides immitis, antibodies, stick, "fix" themselves, antigen, why the test, "fixation", test specifically looks, the antibodies in the clear liquid portion, the blood, the serum, general term, such a technique, serology, several other serology techniques, used depending on the suspected antibodies, agglutination, enzyme immunoassay, , no special preparation, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, this test, detect infection, the fungus coccidioidomycosis, cause lung, widespread, disseminated, infection, no coccidioides antibodies, detected, abnormal results mean that coccidioides antibodies, indicate a current, prior infection, test repeated after several weeks to detect a rise in titer, antibody count, helps to confirm an active infection, titers greater than 1, 16, indicate active infection, a count of 1, 32, higher, worse the infection, higher the titer, except in patients, weakened immune systems, false positive tests in patients, the fungal disease histoplasmosis, false negative tests in patients with single lung masses from coccidioidomycosis, risks associated, having blood drawn, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling light-headed, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample, pappagianis d, serologic studies in coccidioidomycosis, semin respir infect, 2001 dec, 16(4), 242-50.