Potential of polymerase chain reaction and galactomannan for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in patients with febrile neutropenia

Performance of MycAssay Aspergillus DNA real-time PCR assay compared with the galactomannan detection assay for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis from serum samples

(2014) Alexis Danylo et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Combined real-time PCR and galactomannan surveillance improves diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in high risk patients with haematological malignancies

(2013) Thomas R. Rogers et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY

Fungal diagnosis: how do we do it and can we do better?

(2013) John R. Perfect   CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION

Hema e-Chart Registry of invasive fungal infections in haematological patients: improved outcome in recent years in mould infections

(2012) A.M. Nosari et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

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

A Novel Extraction Method Combining Plasma with a Whole-Blood Fraction Shows Excellent Sensitivity and Reproducibility for Patients at High Risk for Invasive Aspergillosis

(2012) J. Springer et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Invasive Mycoses: Diagnostic Challenges

(2011) Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

The strategy for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis should depend on both the underlying condition and the leukocyte count of patients with hematologic malignancies

(2011) A. Bergeron et al.   BLOOD

Comparison of an Aspergillus Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay With Galactomannan Testing of Bronchoalvelolar Lavage Fluid for the Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients

(2011) M.-L. Luong et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Evaluation of Analytical and Preliminary Clinical Performance of Myconostica MycAssay Aspergillus When Testing Serum Specimens for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis

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

Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis by a Commercial Real-Time PCR Assay for Aspergillus DNA in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples from High-Risk Patients Compared to a Galactomannan Enzyme Immunoassay

(2011) R. Torelli et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Antifungal treatment affects the laboratory diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis

(2011) Elaine McCulloch et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Silent and prolonged Aspergillus DNAemia in oncohematological patients receiving antifungal prophylaxis: a new phenomenon with clinical implications

(2010) Y Meije et al.   BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

Risk assessment and prognostic factors for mould-related diseases in immunocompromised patients

(2010) L. Pagano et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

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

Molecular Detection of Invasive Aspergillosis in Hematologic Malignancies

(2008) P. Badiee et al.   INFECTION

Detection of Circulating Aspergillus fumigatus DNA by Real-Time PCR Assay of Large Serum Volumes Improves Early Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in High-Risk Adult Patients under Hematologic Surveillance

(2008) F. Suarez et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Value of Serial Quantification of Fungal DNA by a Real-Time PCR-Based Technique for Early Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Febrile Neutropenia

(2008) M. Cuenca-Estrella et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY