Treatment with Piperacillin-Tazobactam and False-Positive Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen Test Res...
Treatment with Piperacillin-Tazobactam and False-Positive Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen Test Results for Patients with Hematological Malignancies
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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We report the occurrence of a high rate of false-positive test results during the surveillance of hematology patients for galactomannan (GM) antigenemia. Among 218 patients surveyed from June 2002 through June 2003, 42 (19.3%) had ⩾1 serum sample positive for GM (optical density index, >1.5). Of these patients, 38 had no additional evidence of inva...
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Treatment with Piperacillin-Tazobactam and False-Positive Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen Test Results for Patients with Hematological Malignancies
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71698557
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71698557
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1058-4838,1537-6591
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1537-6591
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10.1086/383148
