Evaluation of eight antibody tests and one antigen test for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis

Mycoses

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 13-23

  Kappe, R ^a,b   Schulze Berge, A ^a   Sonntag, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Hygiene Institut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibody; Antigen; Aspergillosis; Aspergillus; Serology

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIGEN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0029931725     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00078.x     Document Type: Article

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