In:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Vol. 41, No. 5 ( 2003-05), p. 2184-2186
Abstract:
The effectiveness of galactomannan detection with the Platelia test was evaluated in a prospective study of 3,327 sera from 807 patients. The specificity was 99.6% (748 of 751 cases). For the groups of patients with proven and probable invasive aspergillosis, the sensitivity was 50.0% (17 of 34 cases). The disappointing sensitivity associated with the presence of rare false-positive cases underlines the limits of this test.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0095-1137
,
1098-660X
DOI:
10.1128/JCM.41.5.2184-2186.2003
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date:
2003
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1498353-9
SSG:
12