| Literature DB >> 17662550 |
Jessica R Cummings1, Ginger R Jamison, Jan W Boudreaux, Merry J Howles, Thomas J Walsh, Randall T Hayden.
Abstract
The Aspergillus galactomannan enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (EIA) has been demonstrated to facilitate rapid and sensitive detection of invasive aspergillosis. However, test specificity has not been fully evaluated in non-Aspergillus fungal species. Of 53 fungal isolates, cross-reactivity was observed with 5 non-Aspergillus spp.: Blastomyces dermatitidis, Nigrospora oryzae, Paecilomyces lilacinus, Penicillium chrysogenum, and Trichothecium roseum.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17662550 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.04.022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803