Aspergillus immunohistochemistry of culture-proven fungal tissue isolates shows high cross-reactivity

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 524-529

  Schuetz, Audrey N ^a   Cohen, Cynthia ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Candida; Culture proven; Fungal immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE CULTURE; ZYGOMYCETES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS REACTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74249100374     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: 15334058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAI.0b013e3181a38e05     Document Type: Article

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