Serum galactomannan assay for diagnosis of probable invasive Aspergillosis in acute leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 74-79

  Ghosh, Indranil ^a   Raina, Vinod ^b   Kumar, Lalit ^b   Sharma, Atul ^b   Bakhshi, Sameer ^b   Iqbal, Sobuhi ^b  

^a Tata Medical Center   (India)

^b INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; computed tomography; galactomannan assay; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; invasive Aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CYTARABINE; GALACTOMANNAN; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; SULPERAZON;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84883272804     PISSN: 09715851     EISSN: 09752129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.116181     Document Type: Article

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