Application of detecting bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Aspergillus galactomannan antigen in the diagnosis of pulmonary aspergillosis

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 92, Issue 32, 2012, Pages 2268-2270

  Hu, Hua ^a   Yang, Yan ^a   Teng, Ge Ling ^a   Ju, Yun Fei ^a   Zhang, Lin Lin ^a   Wei, Min ^a  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL CHEST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Diagnosis; Galactomannan; Pulmonary aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

GALACTOMANNAN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANNANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84869216017     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2012.32.011     Document Type: Article

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