Comparison of an enzyme immunoassay and a latex agglutination system for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in bone marrow transplant recipients

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 917-921

  Machetti, M ^a   Feasi, M ^a   Mordini, N ^a   Van Lint, M T ^a   Bacigalupo, A ^a   Latge J P ^b   Sarfati, J ^b   Viscoli, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Galactomannan; Invasive aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031953002     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701206     Document Type: Article

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