Kinetics of anti-mannan antibodies useful in confirming invasive candidiasis in immunocompromised patients

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-131

  Van Deventer, A Johanna M ^a   Goessens, Wil H F ^a,c   Van Zeijl, Jan H ^b   Mouton, Jan W ^a   Michel, Marc F ^a   Verbrugh, Henri A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LAURENTIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti mannan antibodies; Diagnosis; Invasive candidiasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; PATHOGENESIS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0030028453     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb03327.x     Document Type: Article

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