Fungal β-glucan can yield false-positive results with the limulus amebocyte lysate endotoxin assay [5] (multiple letters)

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 583-584

  Vassallo, R ^a   Limper, A H ^a   Wesselius, L J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; ENDOTOXIN;

AMEBIASIS; CELL LYSATE; CONTAMINATION; ENDOTOXEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIMULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032774051     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.2.583     Document Type: Letter

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5. GH Zhang L Baek O Buchardt Differential blocking of coagulation-activating pathways of Limulus amebocyte lysate J Clin Microbiol 32 1994 1537 1541