Aspergillus Galactomannan for Diagnosing Invasive Aspergillosis

JAMA. 2017 Sep 26;318(12):1175-1176. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.10661.

Authors

Marisa H Miceli¹, Carol A Kauffman^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

PMID: 28973595
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.10661

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aspergillus fumigatus* / isolation & purification
Biopsy
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry*
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
Galactose / analogs & derivatives
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / complications
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / drug therapy
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Immunoenzyme Techniques*
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
Male
Mannans / analysis*
Mannans / blood
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

Mannans
galactomannan
Galactose