Galactomannan Assay and Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis - Comparison of the Test Performance at an in-house and the Kit Cut-off

Galactomannan Assay and Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis - Comparison of the Test Performance at an in-house and the Kit Cut-off

Introduction: Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis (IPA) is an important opportunistic infection with a high degree of mortality and morbidity. Galactomannan assay (GM assay) is found to be useful for diagnosis of IPA in patients with neutropenia. However the utility of this assay has not been evalu...

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Main Authors: Jayanthi Savio, Nikhilesh Ravikumar Menon, Arun Ramachandran Sudharma, Vinutha Jairaj, Joshila Mathew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
aspergillus
fungal infection
serological test
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