The MVista® blastomyces quantitative antigen test aids in the diagnosis of blastomycosis.  Monitoring of Blastomyces antigen levels also helps determine relapse of disease.

Screw cap plastic container (sterile)

Transfer 1.0 mL of urine to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as urine

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

Sterile container

Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Gold:

1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection

Red:

1. Allow sample to clot
2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
3. Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum

EDTA plasma:

1. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
2. Transfer plasma to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as EDTA plasma

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

Sterile container

Ambient (preferred) - 2 weeks

Refrigerated - 2 weeks

Frozen - Indefinitely

• Specimen too viscous to pipette
• Tissue, sputum, bronchial brushings, stool, FNA, biopsy, tracheal or bone marrow aspirate stored in transport media, fixative
• isolator tube

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

None detected