Lack of intra-laboratory reproducibility in using Platelia Aspergillus enzyme immunoassay test for detection of Aspergillus galactomannan antigen

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-109

  Oren, I ^a,b   Avidor, I ^c   Sprecher, H ^c  

^a Infectious Diseases Unit   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c Microbiology Laboratory   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS GALACTOMANNAN ANTIGEN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GALACTOMANNAN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MANNANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84857058051     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00663.x     Document Type: Letter

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