Use of aspergillus galactomannan enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in liver transplant patients

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 304-305

  Giacchino, M ^b   Chiapello, N ^b   Bezzio, S ^b   Fagioli, F ^b   Saracco, F ^b   Alfarano, P ^b   Perkins, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; GALACTOMANNAN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ASPERGILLOSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GEOTRICHUM CAPITATUM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 33847644465     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21071     Document Type: Short Survey

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