The Evolution and Evaluation of a Whole Blood Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Detection of Invasive Aspergillosis in Hematology Patients in a Routine Clinical Setting
Open Access
- 15 February 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (4) , 479-486
- https://doi.org/10.1086/499949
Abstract
Background. Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is associated with high mortality. Successful outcome with treatment is linked to early diagnosis. The utilitKeywords
This publication has 40 references indexed in Scilit:
- Comparison of Non-Culture-Based Methods for Detection of Systemic Fungal Infections, with an Emphasis on Invasive Candida InfectionsJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2005
- Prospective Comparison of the Diagnostic Potential of Real-Time PCR, Double-Sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Galactomannan, and a (1→3)-β- d -Glucan Test in Weekly Screening for Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematological DisordersJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2004
- Development of a LightCycler PCR Assay for Detection and Quantification ofAspergillus fumigatusDNA in Clinical Samples from Neutropenic PatientsJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2003
- Detection of seven Candida species using the Light-Cycler systemJournal of Medical Microbiology, 2003
- Diagnosis of Invasive Mold Infection by Real-Time Quantitative PCRAmerican Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2003
- Invasive aspergillosis in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients: changes in epidemiology and risk factorsBlood, 2002
- Automated Extraction of Genomic DNA from Medically Important Yeast Species and Filamentous Fungi by Using the MagNA Pure LC SystemJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2002
- Defining Opportunistic Invasive Fungal Infections in Immunocompromised Patients with Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants: An International ConsensusClinical Infectious Diseases, 2002
- Use of Real‐Time PCR on Blood Samples for Diagnosis of Invasive AspergillosisClinical Infectious Diseases, 2001
- Detection ofAspergillusSpecies in Blood and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples from Immunocompromised Patients by Means of 2‐Step Polymerase Chain Reaction: Clinical ResultsClinical Infectious Diseases, 2001