Galactomannan Testing and the Incidence of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A 10-Year Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan.

The clinical impact of the galactomannan (GM) test for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is controversial. Our study evaluated the incidence and trends of IPA and GM testing in patients with aspergillus infections.We conducted a nationwide inpatient population study using the T...

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Main Authors: Kuo-Shao Sun, Ching-Fang Tsai, Solomon Chih-Cheng Chen, Yih-Yuan Chen, Wan-Chun Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4764294?pdf=render