Autopsy-controlled prospective evaluation of serial screening for circulating galactomannan by a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for hematological patients at risk for invasive aspergillosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3223-3228

  Maertens, Johan ^a   Verhaegen, Jan ^a   Demuynck, Hilde ^a   Brock, Penelope ^a   Verhoef, Gregor ^a   Vandenberghe, Peter ^a   Van Eldere, Johan ^a   Verbist, Ludo ^a   Boogaerts, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOMANNAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 0032856762     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3223-3228.1999     Document Type: Article

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