Galactomannan in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis with Nonneutropenic Patients

Background. We evaluated the utility of galactomannan (GM) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in nonneutropenic patients. Methods. A total of 183 patients were included in the final analysis. Bronchoscopies and the detection of GM in BA...

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Main Authors: Qidong Zhuang, Hongying Ma, Yun Zhang, Lei Chen, Li Wang, Lin Zheng, Zaichun Deng, Zhongbo Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3685261
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