Infectious diseases
Serum galactomannan levels in the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis
Yildiz Okuturlar, Fahir Ozkalemkas, Beyza Ener, Sibel Ocak Serin, Esra Kazak, Tulay Ozcelik, Vildan Ozkocaman, Hasan Atilla Ozkan, Halis Akalin, Meral Gunaldi, Ridvan Ali
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(6):899-905. Published online October 30, 2015
Background/Aims: In this study, the sensitivity-specificity of galactomannan-enzyme immunoassay (GM-EIA) with a cut-off value of 0.5 for a single, two, or three consecutive positivity in the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in neutropenic patients with hematological malignancy was inves..
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