Diagnostics and susceptibility testing in Aspergillus

Multiplecyp51A-Based Mechanisms Identified in Azole-Resistant Isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus from China

(2015) Musang Liu et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Nationwide Surveillance of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus Diseases

(2015) Edith Vermeulen et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

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

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

Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: recent developments and ongoing challenges

(2015) Marios Arvanitis et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Influence of mould-active antifungal treatment on the performance of the Aspergillus-specific bronchoalveolar lavage fluid lateral-flow device test

(2015) Susanne Eigl et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

High prevalence of azole resistance inAspergillus fumigatusisolates from high-risk patients

(2015) J. Fuhren et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Emergence of azole-resistant invasive aspergillosis in HSCT recipients in Germany

(2015) J. Steinmann et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Analytical Comparison ofIn Vitro-Spiked Human Serum and Plasma for PCR-Based Detection of Aspergillus fumigatus DNA: a Study by the European Aspergillus PCR Initiative

(2015) Juergen Loeffler et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Analytical and Clinical Evaluation of the PathoNostics AsperGenius Assay for Detection of Invasive Aspergillosis and Resistance to Azole Antifungal Drugs during Testing of Serum Samples

(2015) P. Lewis White 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

First determination of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus strains carrying the TR34/L98H mutations in Turkey

(2015) Gülşah Ece Özmerdiven et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Diagnostic accuracy of a novel lateral-flow device in invasive aspergillosis: a meta-analysis

(2015) Zhijie Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Diagnostic accuracy of theAspergillus-specific bronchoalveolar lavage lateral-flow assay in haematological malignancy patients

(2015) Juergen Prattes et al.   MYCOSES

Multi-triazole-resistantAspergillus fumigatusinfections in Australia

(2015) Sarah E. Kidd et al.   MYCOSES

Prevalence and mechanism of triazole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus in a referral chest hospital in Delhi, India and an update of the situation in Asia

(2015) Anuradha Chowdhary et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

First Detection of TR46/Y121F/T289A and TR34/L98H Alterations in Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates from Azole-Naive Patients in Denmark despite Negative Findings in the Environment

(2014) K. M. T. Astvad et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

MALDI-TOF MS for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

(2014) R. Patel   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

Serum Galactomannan Versus a Combination of Galactomannan and Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Aspergillus DNA Detection for Early Therapy of Invasive Aspergillosis in High-Risk Hematological Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2014) J. M. Aguado et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Serum Galactomannan-Based Early Detection of Invasive Aspergillosis in Hematology Patients Receiving Effective Antimold Prophylaxis

(2014) R. F. Duarte et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A Breath Fungal Secondary Metabolite Signature to Diagnose Invasive Aspergillosis

(2014) Sophia Koo et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Occurrence of triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus with TR34/L98H mutations in outdoor and hospital environment in Kuwait

(2014) Suhail Ahmad et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The Volatome of Aspergillus fumigatus

(2014) C. Heddergott et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in the environment of northern Italy, May 2011 to June 2012

(2014) A Prigitano et al.   Eurosurveillance

Prevalence and molecular characterization of azole resistance in Aspergillus spp. isolates from German cystic fibrosis patients

(2014) J. Fischer et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Multi-azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in the environment in Tanzania

(2014) A. Chowdhary et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Azole, polyene and echinocandin MIC distributions for wild-type, TR34/L98H and TR46/Y121F/T289A Aspergillus fumigatus isolates in the Netherlands

(2014) J. van Ingen et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Performance of Panfungal- and Specific-PCR-Based Procedures for Etiological Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases on Tissue Biopsy Specimens with Proven Infection: a 7-Year Retrospective Analysis from a Reference Laboratory

(2014) M. J. Buitrago et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Azole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus Isolate with the TR34/L98H Mutation in Both a Fungicide-Sprayed Field and the Lung of a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient with Invasive Aspergillosis

(2014) S. Rocchi et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The utility of bronchoalveolar lavage beta-D-glucan testing for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections

(2014) Stacey R. Rose et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Antifungal susceptibility of Aspergillus fumigatus clinical isolates collected from various areas in Japan

(2014) Kazuyo Kikuchi et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Cryptic Species of Aspergillus

(2014) Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo et al.   MYCOPATHOLOGIA

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Lateral-Flow Device Test for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Solid Organ Transplant Patients

(2014) Birgit Willinger et al.   TRANSPLANTATION

Fungal allergy in asthma–state of the art and research needs

(2014) David W Denning et al.   Clinical and Translational Allergy

Population-Based Survey of Filamentous Fungi and Antifungal Resistance in Spain (FILPOP Study)

(2013) A. Alastruey-Izquierdo et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

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

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: review of literature and proposal of new diagnostic and classification criteria

(2013) R. Agarwal et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY

Aspergillosis due to Voriconazole Highly Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus and Recovery of Genetically Related Resistant Isolates From Domiciles

(2013) Jan W. M. van der Linden et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Comparison of a novel Aspergillus lateral-flow device and the Platelia® galactomannan assay for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

(2013) J. Held et al.   INFECTION

Directed therapy for fungal infections: focus on aspergillosis

(2013) R. A. Barnes   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus with the environmental TR46/Y121F/T289A mutation in India

(2013) A. Chowdhary et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Electronic Nose Technology for Detection of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Prolonged Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia: a Proof-of-Principle Study

(2013) K. de Heer et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Evaluation of Real-Time PCR, Galactomannan Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), and a Novel Lateral-Flow Device for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis

(2013) P. L. White et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Multicenter Comparison of Serum and Whole-Blood Specimens for Detection of Aspergillus DNA in High-Risk Hematological Patients

(2013) J. Springer et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Current section and species complex concepts inAspergillus:recommendations for routine daily practice

(2012) Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

First Reported Case of Azole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus Due to the TR/L98H Mutation in Germany

(2012) P.-M. Rath et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Efficacy of DNA amplification in tissue biopsy samples to improve the detection of invasive fungal disease

(2012) M.J. Buitrago et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Developments in novel breath tests for bacterial and fungal pulmonary infection

(2012) Stephen T. Chambers et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE

Diagnóstico de laboratorio de la enfermedad fúngica invasora

(2012) Manuel Cuenca-Estrella   ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA

High prevalence of triazole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus, especially mediated by TR/L98H, in a French cohort of patients with cystic fibrosis

(2012) F. Morio et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Resistance to Voriconazole Due to a G448S Substitution in Aspergillus fumigatus in a Patient with Cerebral Aspergillosis

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

Detection of Galactomannan in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples of Patients at Risk for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Analytical and Clinical Validity

(2012) J. D'Haese et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bronchoalveolar lavage lateral-flow device test for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis diagnosis in haematological malignancy and solid organ transplant patients

(2012) Martin Hoenigl et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Reversed Halo Sign on Computed Tomography: State-of-the-Art Review

(2012) Edson Marchiori et al.   LUNG

Detection of Urinary Excreted Fungal Galactomannan-like Antigens for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis

(2012) Simon F. Dufresne et al.   PLoS One

Fatal outcome after heart transplantation caused byAspergillus lentulus

(2012) A. Zbinden et al.   Transplant Infectious Disease

Aspergillus fumigatus Strains with Mutations in thecyp51AGene Do Not Always Show Phenotypic Resistance to Itraconazole, Voriconazole, or Posaconazole

(2011) Pilar Escribano et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Rapid Induction of Multiple Resistance Mechanisms in Aspergillus fumigatus during Azole Therapy: a Case Study and Review of the Literature

(2011) Simone M. T. Camps et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

 -Glucan Antigenemia Assay for the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients With Hematological Malignancies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies From the Third European Conference on Infections in Leukemia (ECIL-3)

(2011) F. Lamoth et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Histopathologic Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in the 21st Century

(2011) J. Guarner et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Isolation of multiple-triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus strains carrying the TR/L98H mutations in the cyp51A gene in India

(2011) A. Chowdhary et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Analysis of Performance of a PCR-Based Assay To Detect DNA of Aspergillus fumigatus in Whole Blood and Serum: a Comparative Study with Clinical Samples

(2011) L. Bernal-Martinez et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of the Broth Microdilution Methods of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute for Testing Itraconazole, Posaconazole, and Voriconazole against Aspergillus Isolates

(2011) M. Pfaller 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

Evaluation of Aspergillus PCR Protocols for Testing Serum Specimens

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

Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum 1,3-β-d-Glucan for Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia, Invasive Candidiasis, and Invasive Aspergillosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2011) Akira Onishi et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Homogenisation of cystic fibrosis sputum by sonication — An essential step for Aspergillus PCR

(2011) Caroline G. Baxter et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Factors Associated with Mortality in Transplant Patients with Invasive Aspergillosis

(2010) John W. Baddley et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Performance of the galactomannan antigen detection test in the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in children with cancer or undergoing haemopoietic stem cell transplantation

(2010) E. Castagnola et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Recomendaciones sobre el diagnóstico de la enfermedad fúngica invasora de la Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (SEIMC). Actualización 2010

(2010) Josefina Ayats et al.   ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA

Detection and investigation of invasive mould disease

(2010) M. Cuenca-Estrella et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Azole antifungal resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus: 2008 and 2009

(2010) A. Bueid et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Aspergillus PCR: One Step Closer to Standardization

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

Aspergillus alliaceusandAspergillus flavusco-infection in an acute myeloid leukemia patient

(2010) Betil Ozhak-Baysan et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Novel diagnostics: progress toward a breath test for invasiveAspergillus fumigatus

(2010) Stephen T. Chambers et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

The Effect of Time to Antifungal Therapy on Mortality in Candidemia Associated Septic Shock

(2009) Gourang P Patel et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THERAPEUTICS

Species Identification and Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns of Species Belonging to Aspergillus Section Nigri

(2009) L. Alcazar-Fuoli et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments

(2009) S. A. Bustin et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Galactomannan for the Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematologic Diseases

(2009) Johan Maertens et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Diagnostic Performance of the (1→3)‐β‐d‐Glucan Assay for Invasive Fungal Disease

(2009) Sophia Koo et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Molecular Identification of Aspergillus Species Collected for the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network

(2009) S. A. Balajee et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Aspergillus PCR formidable challenges and progress

(2009) Lena Klingspor et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Why the need for qPCR publication guidelines?—The case for MIQE

(2009) Stephen A. Bustin   METHODS

The changing face of epidemiology of invasive fungal disease in Europe

(2009) Cornelia Lass-Flörl   MYCOSES

In Vitro Activities of Various Antifungal Drugs against Aspergillus terreus: Global Assessment Using the Methodology of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

(2008) C. Lass-Florl et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

A Naturally Occurring Proline-to-Alanine Amino Acid Change in Fks1p in Candida parapsilosis, Candida orthopsilosis, and Candida metapsilosis Accounts for Reduced Echinocandin Susceptibility

(2008) G. Garcia-Effron et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Development and optimization of quantitative PCR for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis with bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

(2008) Prasanna D Khot et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing PCR-based and empirical treatment with liposomal amphotericin B in patients after allo-SCT

(2008) H Hebart et al.   BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

Development of an Immunochromatographic Lateral-Flow Device for Rapid Serodiagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis

(2008) C. R. Thornton   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

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

Correlation between galactomannan antigen levels in serum and neutrophil counts in haematological patients with invasive aspergillosis

(2008) C. Cordonnier et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Sequence-Based Identification of Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Mucorales Species in the Clinical Mycology Laboratory: Where Are We and Where Should We Go from Here?

(2008) S. A. Balajee 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

Multiple-azole-resistantAspergillus fumigatusosteomyelitis in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease successfully treated with long-term oral posaconazole and surgery

(2008) Caspar J. Hodiamont et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Role of (1→3)-β-D-glucan in the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis

(2008) Francisco M. Marty et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Emergence of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus and Spread of a Single Resistance Mechanism

(2008) Eveline Snelders et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Galactomannan in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

(2007) Wouter Meersseman et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Early diagnosis of fungal infection in immunocompromised patients

(2007) R. A. Barnes   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY