Galactomannan detection in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematological diseases—the role of factors affecting assay performance | Zendy

Zdeněk Ráčil | Zendy; Iva Kocmanová | Zendy; Martina Tošková | Zendy; Lucie Burešová | Zendy; Barbora Weinbergerová | Zendy; Martina Lengerová | Zendy; Monika Rolencová | Zendy; Jana Winterová | Zendy; Kristýna Hrnčířová | Zendy; Pavlína Volfová | Zendy; Jana Skřičková | Zendy; Jiřı́ Mayer | Zendy

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Galactomannan detection in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematological diseases—the role of factors affecting assay performance

Author(s) -

Zdeněk Ráčil,

Iva Kocmanová,

Martina Tošková,

Lucie Burešová,

Barbora Weinbergerová,

Martina Lengerová,

Monika Rolencová,

Jana Winterová,

Kristýna Hrnčířová,

Pavlína Volfová,

Jana Skřičková,

Jiřı́ Mayer

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.09.011

Subject(s) - galactomannan , bronchoalveolar lavage , medicine , aspergillosis , neutropenia , gastroenterology , predictive value , pathology , immunology , lung , chemotherapy

We evaluated the performance of a galactomannan (GM) assay in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid compared to serum samples for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in patients with hematological diseases.

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