An efficient, cost-effective, fungal testing alternative: Elitza Theel, Ph.D.

Elitza Theel, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique Histoplasma and Blastomyces test provides cost-effective evaluation for fungal infections that cause pulmonary illness. The assay reliably detects both Histoplasma and Blastomyces pathogens in a single test.

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Will you please give us a brief introduction of yourself and your role at Mayo Clinic?

 

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 Can you tell us which specific group of patients this test would be best suited for, how a provider would determine a patient might benefit from this test, and when during the care process it should be ordered?

 

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 Can you explain how this new test is different, and why a provider might consider requesting it instead of the usual test?

 

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 When should the different tests be used?

 

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 Is this the only existing assay that can reliably detect antigen from both of these fungal pathogens?

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