| Literature DB >> 14715799 |
Eun Jeong Kwak1, Shahid Husain, Asia Obman, Lisa Meinke, Janet Stout, Shimon Kusne, Marilyn M Wagener, Nina Singh.
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The utility of galactomannan antigen for diagnosing invasive aspergillosis was evaluated in 154 liver transplant recipients. Sample agreement was 98.5%, and patient specificity was 87%. Galactomannan positivity correlated with mortality, even when controlled for the number of tests performed. Whether galactomannan positivity identifies a subgroup at risk for poor outcome warrants further evaluation.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14715799 PMCID: PMC321718 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.435-438.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948