Comparison of serum galactomannan antigen detection and competitive polymerase chain reaction for diagnosing invasive aspergiliosis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1407-1412

  Bretagne, Stéphane ^a   Costa, Jean Marc ^b   Bart Delabesse, Emmanuelle ^b   Dhédin, Nathalie ^b   Rieux, Claire ^b   Cordonnier, Catherine ^b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOMANNAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031811110     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516343     Document Type: Article

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