Positive result of the Aspergillus galactomannan antigen assay using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from a patient with an invasive infection due to Lichtheimia ramosa

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Aug;48(8):3035-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00902-10. Epub 2010 Jun 16.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Fungal / analysis
  • Antigens, Fungal / immunology
  • Aspergillus / immunology*
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology*
  • Child
  • False Positive Reactions*
  • Female
  • Galactose / analogs & derivatives
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / methods
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology
  • Mannans / analysis*
  • Mannans / immunology
  • Mucorales / isolation & purification*
  • Mucormycosis / diagnosis*
  • Mucormycosis / microbiology
  • Mycology / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Antigens, Fungal
  • Mannans
  • galactomannan
  • Galactose