Biomarker-based diagnostic work-up of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised paediatric patients - isAspergillusPCR appropriate?

AspergillusPolymerase Chain Reaction: Systematic Review of Evidence for Clinical Use in Comparison With Antigen Testing

(2015) P. Lewis White et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

β-d-Glucan Screening for Detection of Invasive Fungal Disease in Children Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

(2015) Antonia Koltze et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Clinical Performance of Aspergillus PCR for Testing Serum and Plasma: a Study by the European Aspergillus PCR Initiative

(2015) P. Lewis White et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of host response and antifungal therapy on serum and BAL levels of galactomannan and (1→3)-β-D-glucan in experimental invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

(2015) Ruta Petraitiene et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Clinical utility of Aspergillus galactomannan and PCR in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancies

(2014) Siow-Chin Heng et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Performance of Galactomannan, Beta-D-Glucan, Aspergillus Lateral-Flow Device, Conventional Culture, and PCR Tests with Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

(2014) M. Hoenigl et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Fourth European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL-4): guidelines for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of invasive fungal diseases in paediatric patients with cancer or allogeneic haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation

(2014) Andreas H Groll et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Assessment ofAspergillus-specific PCR as a screening method for invasive aspergillosis in paediatric cancer patients and allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell recipients with suspected infections

(2014) M. Reinwald et al.   MYCOSES

Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid galactomannan alone or in combination with PCR for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in adult hematology patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2013) Siow Chin Heng et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Invasive Aspergillosis: New Insights into Disease, Diagnostic and Treatment

(2013) Meinolf Karthaus et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

Aspergillus PCR-Based Investigation of Fresh Tissue and Effusion Samples in Patients with Suspected Invasive Aspergillosis Enhances Diagnostic Capabilities

(2013) M. Reinwald et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Diagnostic Accuracy of Histopathologic and Cytopathologic Examination of Aspergillus Species

(2012) Akeesha A. Shah et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Diagnosing pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with hematological malignancies: a multicenter prospective evaluation of an Aspergillus PCR assay and a galactomannan ELISA in bronchoalveolar lavage samples

(2012) Mark Reinwald et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY

Therapy with antifungals decreases the diagnostic performance of PCR for diagnosing invasive aspergillosis in bronchoalveolar lavage samples of patients with haematological malignancies

(2012) M. Reinwald et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Diagnostic Accuracy of PCR Alone Compared to Galactomannan in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis: a Systematic Review

(2012) T. Avni et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer and/or Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation

(2012) Thomas Lehrnbecher et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Clinical epidemiology of 960 patients with invasive aspergillosis from the PATH Alliance registry

(2012) William J. Steinbach et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Diagnosis of invasive fungal infections using real-time PCR assay in paediatric acute leukaemia induction

(2012) Sushil Mandhaniya et al.   MYCOSES

Diagnostic potential of nested PCR, galactomannan EIA, and Beta-D-glucan for invasive aspergillosis in pediatric patients

(2012) Parisa Badiee et al.   Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Time for paediatric febrile neutropenia guidelines – children are not little adults

(2011) L. Sung et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER

Diagnostic methods for fungal infections in pediatric patients: microbiological, serological and molecular methods

(2011) Yasemin Oz et al.   Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Evaluation of Aspergillus PCR Protocols for Testing Serum Specimens

(2011) P. Lewis White et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Aspergillus PCR: One Step Closer to Standardization

(2010) P. L. White et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Diagnosis of invasive fungal infections by a real-time panfungal PCR assay in immunocompromised pediatric patients

(2010) C Landlinger et al.   LEUKEMIA

Detection of Aspergillus DNA by a nested PCR assay is able to improve the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in paediatric patients

(2009) M. Hummel et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Prospective Monitoring for Invasive Aspergillosis Using Galactomannan and Polymerase Chain Reaction in High Risk Pediatric Patients

(2009) Saro H. Armenian et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY

Use of PCR for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

(2009) Carlo Mengoli et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group

(2008) Ben De Pauw et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Assessment of the lightcycler PCR assay for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in paediatric patients with onco-haematological diseases

(2008) S. Cesaro et al.   MYCOSES

Pediatric Invasive Aspergillosis: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of 139 Contemporary Cases

(2008) A. Burgos et al.   PEDIATRICS