In vitro release by Aspergillus fumigatus of galactofuranose antigens, 1,3-β-D-glucan, and DNA, surrogate markers used for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1711-1718

  Mennink Kersten, Monique A S H ^a   Ruegebrink, Dorien ^a   Wasei, Nazhat ^a   Melchers, Willem J G ^a   Verweij, Paul E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; EPITOPE; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GALACTOFURANOSE; GALACTOFURANOSIDASE; GLUCOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUTOLYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BETA-GLUCANS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DNA, FUNGAL; GALACTOSE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HUMANS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 33646595314     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1711-1718.2006     Document Type: Article

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