False-positive results by the Platelia Aspergillus galactomannan antigen test for patients treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1132-1133

  Zandijk, E ^a   Mewis, A ^a   Magerman, K ^a   Cartuyvels, R ^a  

^a VIRGA JESSE HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; GALACTOMANNAN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MANNANS;

EID: 47649113380     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00022-08     Document Type: Article

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