Polymerase chain reaction for diagnosing invasive aspergillosis: getting closer but still a ways to go

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Feb 15;42(4):487-9. doi: 10.1086/499818. Epub 2006 Jan 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
  • Aspergillus / isolation & purification*
  • Blood / microbiology*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Galactose / analogs & derivatives
  • Humans
  • Mannans / analysis
  • Mycology / methods
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • beta-Glucans / analysis

Substances

  • Mannans
  • beta-Glucans
  • galactomannan
  • Galactose