Open AccessAntifungal Therapy Decreases Sensitivity of theAspergillus Galactomannan Enzyme Immunoassay
Author(s) -
Kieren A. Marr,
Michél Laverdière,
Anja Gugel,
Wendy M. Leisenring
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/429921
Subject(s) - galactomannan , medicine , cutoff , immunoassay , aspergillosis , gastroenterology , immunology , antibody , quantum mechanics , physics
Reported sensitivity of the galactomannan enzyme immunoassay as an early diagnostic test for invasive aspergillosis (IA) has been widely variable, ranging from 29% to 100% in earlier clinical studies.
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