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Transthoracic fine-needle aspiration and transtracheal lavage were the most common diagnostic methods. Results of an agar gel immunodiffusion test for antibodies against <jats:italic>Blastomyces dermatitidis<\/jats:italic> were negative in 12 of 24 (50%) dogs. Only 3 of 94 (3.2%) dogs in which cytologic or histologic examination or bacterial culture of pulmonary samples were performed had any evidence of concurrent bacterial infection. The half-time for radiographic resolution of pulmonary infiltrates did not vary significantly with antifungal treatment, and use of a loading dosage of itraconazole was not associated with significant improvements in outcome or time to disease resolution. Dogs that died had a higher number of band neutrophils at initial examination, compared with those that survived.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\u2014Results suggested that the agar gel immunodiffusion test should not be used as the sole diagnostic test for pulmonary blastomycosis in dogs, that concurrent bacterial pneumonia was uncommon in dogs with pulmonary blastomycosis, and that the rate with which pulmonary infiltrates resolved did not vary significantly among antifungal treatments.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.232.2.222","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,1,15]],"date-time":"2008-01-15T14:07:35Z","timestamp":1200406055000},"page":"222-227","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Utility of diagnostic tests for and medical treatment of pulmonary blastomycosis in dogs: 125 cases (1989\u20132006)"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"232","author":[{"given":"Laura 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