Prospective sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serum galactomannan: Early predictive value and clinical use in invasive aspergillosis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 232-237

  Rohrlich, Pierre ^a,d   Sarfati, Jacqueline ^c   Mariani, Patricia ^b   Duval, Michel ^a   Carol, Agnes ^b   Saint Martin, Catherine ^b   Bingen, Edouard ^b   Latge, Jean Paul ^c   Vilmer, Etienne ^a  

^a HÔpital St Antoine   (France)

^b Service de Microbiologie   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

antigen detection; galactomannan; Invasive aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; GALACTOMANNAN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MANNANS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029872641     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199603000-00011     Document Type: Article

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