Efficacy of Galactomannan Antigen in the Platelia Aspergillus Enzyme Immunoassay for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Liver Transplant Recipients

The utility of galactomannan antigen for diagnosing invasive aspergillosis was evaluated in 154 liver transplant recipients. Sample agreement was 98.5%, and patient specificity was 87%. Galactomannan positivity correlated with mortality, even when controlled for the number of tests performed. Whethe...

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Autores principales: Kwak, Eun Jeong, Husain, Shahid, Obman, Asia, Meinke, Lisa, Stout, Janet, Kusne, Shimon, Wagener, Marilyn M., Singh, Nina
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2004
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Mycology
Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC321718/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14715799
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.1.435-438.2004
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