Serum Galactomannan-Based Early Detection of Invasive Aspergillosis in Hematology Patients Receiving Effective Antimold Prophylaxis
Author(s) -
Rafael F. Duarte,
Isabel SánchezOrtega,
Isabel Cuesta,
Montserrat Arnán,
Belén Patiño,
Alberto Fernández de Sevilla,
Carlota Gudiol,
Josefina Ayats,
Manuel CuencaEstrella
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.1093/cid/ciu673
Subject(s) - galactomannan , aspergillosis , medicine , posaconazole , hematology , asymptomatic , context (archaeology) , incidence (geometry) , predictive value of tests , gastroenterology , surgery , immunology , antifungal , dermatology , itraconazole , biology , optics , paleontology , physics
There is a practical need to investigate the performance of the serum galactomannan (GM) assay in hematology patients with a potentially low pretest risk of invasive aspergillosis following effective antimold prophylaxis.
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