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what the risks are blood test, histoplasma antibody test, histoplasma complement fixation is one, the most commonly used methods to test, antibodies, fungus histoplasma capsulatum, h, capsulatum, people who breath, in the fungus particles, get an infection, histoplasmosis antibodies defend 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 h, capsulatum, test specifically looks, the antibodies in the clear liquid portion, the blood, which called the serum, general term, method, serology, antibodies, stick, "fix" themselves, antigen, , no special preparation, feel a prick, stinging sensation when the needle is inserted, have moderate pain, some throbbing, test is performed to detect a fungal infection, histoplasma, presence of no antibodies is normal, abnormal results, indicate an active histoplasmosis infection, cf antibody concentration is expressed, a titer, measures the amount, the antibody against the amount, the antigen, in the blood, a higher titer, more extensive infection, repeated 2 to 4 weeks, initial sample it taken, antibody production increases, course of infection, been exposed to h, capsulatum, have antibodies, at low levels, not have shown signs of illness, a repeated test that shows an increase, in the titer number would suggest an active rather than prior infection, histoplasmosis, chronic pulmonary, histoplasmosis, disseminated, histoplasmosis, acute, primary, pulmonary, histoplasmosis, skin lesion side effects, needle stick, 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, deepe gs, histoplasma capsulatum, principles, practice of infectious diseases, 5th ed, gl mandell, je bennett, r dolin, eds, new york, ny, churchill livingstone, 2718-2731.