https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/15790
Tipo: | Artigo de Periódico |
Título: | Reproducibility of positive results for the detection of Serum Galactomannan by Platelia™ Aspergillus EIA |
Título(s) alternativo(s): | Mycopathologia |
Autor(es): | Pedroza, Kelly Cristine Moura Costa Matos, Sócrates Bezerra de Moura, Daniel L. de Oliveira, Mônica B. B. Araújo, Marco Aurélio Salvino de Nascimento, Roberto José Meyer Lima, Fernanda Washington de Mendonça |
Autor(es): | Pedroza, Kelly Cristine Moura Costa Matos, Sócrates Bezerra de Moura, Daniel L. de Oliveira, Mônica B. B. Araújo, Marco Aurélio Salvino de Nascimento, Roberto José Meyer Lima, Fernanda Washington de Mendonça |
Abstract: | Galactomannan (GM) was recently included in consensus guidelines as an indirect mycological criterion for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. Currently, there is an enzyme immunoassay available to detect GM in biological samples, the Platelia™ Aspergillus EIA. In this study, the reproducibility of positive results obtained using this assay was evaluated using serum samples from neutropenic patients. A trend toward lower values was observed, and 55 %(27/49) of positive results were negative after retesting. A low reproducibility of positive results for the detection of GM in serum was observed. |
Palavras-chave: | Aspergillosis ELISA Galactomannan Reproducibility Serum |
Tipo de Acesso: | Acesso Aberto |
URI: | http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/15790 |
Data do documento: | 2013 |
Aparece nas coleções: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Biologia) |
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