Serum galactomannan levels in the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis

OKUTURLAR Y., ÖZKALEMKAŞ F., ENER B., Serin S. O., KAZAK E., Ozcelik T., ...More

KOREAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, vol.30, no.6, pp.899-905, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.3904/kjim.2015.30.6.899
  • Journal Name: KOREAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.899-905
  • Keywords: Invasive aspergillosis, Galactomannan test, Cut-off value, Sensitivity and specificity, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, LINKED-IMMUNOSORBENT-ASSAY, SURROGATE END-POINT, CIRCULATING GALACTOMANNAN, INFECTIONS, RECIPIENTS, INDEX, RISK
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/Aims: In this study, the sensitivity-specificity of galactomannan-enzyme immunoassay (GM-EIA) with a cut-off value of 0.5 for a single, two, or three consecutive positivity in the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in neutropenic patients with hematological malignancy was investigated.