| Literature DB >> 23389933 |
P Lewis White1, Tim Jones, Katie Whittle, Joanne Watkins, Rosemary A Barnes.
Abstract
Diagnostic galactomannan (GM) enzyme immunoassay (EIA) testing is formally validated only for serum, though in practice, plasma is occasionally tested. It is assumed, but not confirmed, that results will be comparable to those for serum. GM EIA when testing plasma was evaluated, providing sensitivity (85.7%) and specificity (85.4%) comparable to those for serum. Plasma index values were higher than those for serum; if plasma GM EIA were used to define probable cases, four additional cases would have been diagnosed.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23389933 PMCID: PMC3623416 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00730-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X