Positive Result of the Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen Assay Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from a Patient with an Invasive Infection Due to Lichtheimia ramosa | Zendy

Rafael Borrás | Zendy; Patricia Roselló | Zendy; Marifina Chilet | Zendy; Dayana Bravo | Zendy; Juan García de Lomas | Zendy; David Navarro | Zendy

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Positive Result of the Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen Assay Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from a Patient with an Invasive Infection Due to Lichtheimia ramosa

Author(s) -

Rafael Borrás,

Patricia Roselló,

Marifina Chilet,

Dayana Bravo,

Juan García de Lomas,

David Navarro

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00902-10

Subject(s) - galactomannan , bronchoalveolar lavage , microbiology and biotechnology , antigen , aspergillus , aspergillosis , biology , medicine , immunology , lung

Positive galactomannan antigen (GM) test results with serum by the Platelia Aspergillus assay (Bio-Rad, Marnes-La-Coquette, France) have been reported to occur during invasive fungal infections caused by Penicillium marneffei ([8][1]), Cryptococcus neoformans ([2][2]), Geotrichum capitatum ([3][3

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