Real-time PCR on the first galactomannan-positive serum sample for diagnosing invasive aspergillosis in liver transplant recipients

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 333-338

  Botterel, F ^a,b,e   Farrugia, C ^a   Ichai, P ^c   Costa, J M ^a,d   Saliba, F ^c   Bretagne, S ^a,b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE CERBA   (France)

^e FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

Author keywords

Galactomannan; Invasive aspergillosis; Liver transplantation; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; GALACTOMANNAN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MANNANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52449100890     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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