Aspergillus antigenemia sandwich-enzyme immunoassay test as a serodiagnostic method for invasive aspergillosis in liver transplant recipients

Transplantation

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 145-149

  Fortun, J ^a   Martin Davila, P ^a   Alvarez, M E ^a   Sanchez Sousa, A ^a   Quereda, C ^a   Navas, E ^a   Barcena, R ^a   Vicente, E ^a   Candelas, A ^a   Honrubia, A ^a   Nuno J ^a   Pintado, V ^a   Moreno, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOMANNAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0035863167     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200101150-00023     Document Type: Article

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