Evaluation of PCR on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: A bivariate metaanalysis and systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Sun, Wenkui ^a   Wang, Ke ^b   Gao, Wei ^c   Su, Xin ^a   Qian, Qian ^d   Lu, Xin ^c   Song, Yong ^a,c   Guo, Yaling ^b   Shi, Yi ^a,c  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NANJING CHEST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; META ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 82555187162     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028467     Document Type: Review

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