Erratum to: False-positive Aspergillus galactomannan assay in solid organ transplant recipients with histoplasmosis (In Transplant Infectious Disease, 14, 213-217, 2012, 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00675.x);False-positive Aspergillus galactomannan assay in solid organ transplant recipients with histoplasmosis

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-217

  Vergidis, P ^a   Walker, R C ^a   Kaul, D R ^b   Kauffman, C A ^b,c   Freifeld, A G ^d   Slagle, D C ^e   Kressel, A K ^f   Wheat, L J ^g  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g MIRAVISTA DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Galactomannan assay; Histoplasma antigen; Histoplasmosis; Solid organ transplant recipients

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; GALACTOMANNAN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84859839176     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tid.12559     Document Type: Erratum

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