Effect of involved Aspergillus species on galactomannan in bronchoalveolar lavage of patients with invasive aspergillosis

M Taghizadeh-Armaki, MT Hedayati… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
Purpose. The detection of galactomannan (GM) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid is an
important surrogate marker for the early diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of invasive …

Diagnostic value of galactomannan test in non-immunocompromised critically ill patients with influenza-associated aspergillosis: data from three consecutive influenza …

L Huang, Y Zhang, L Hua, Q Zhan - European Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
To explore the diagnostic value of a galactomannan (GM) detection for non-
immunocompromised critically ill patients with influenza-associated aspergillosis (IAA). In …

Routine surveillance of healthcare-associated infections misses a significant proportion of invasive aspergillosis in patients with severe COVID-19

J Ebner, M Van den Nest, L Bouvier-Azula, A Füszl… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rates of invasive aspergillosis (IA) among COVID-19 ICU patients seem to reach over 30%
in certain settings. At Vienna General Hospital (VGH), all rooms in COVID-19 ICUs were put …

Strategies for antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplant recipients

J Hand - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2018 - id.theclinics.com
In the United States, antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are mandated by
government regulations and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has proposed …

Diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid galactomannan assay for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in adults: A meta‐analysis

C Li, L Sun, Y Liu, H Zhou, J Chen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objective To analyse the diagnostic accuracy of bronchoalveolar lavage
fluid galactomannan (BALF‐GM) assay for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in adults …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis by metagenomic next-generation sequencing of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an infant with chronic granulomatous disease

A Yang, C Wang, P Chen, G Zheng, Z Zhao… - … Medicine Case Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a serious fungal infection, with a high degree of
mortality in immunocompromised individuals. Diagnosis of IPA is challenging in that clinical …

PCR with electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry on bronchoalveolar lavage for detection of invasive mold infections in hematological patients

A Krifors, V Özenci, M Ullberg, M Ackefors, M Jädersten… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Invasive mold infections are life-threatening complications in patients with hematological
malignancies. Conventional microbiological methods for diagnosing invasive pulmonary …

Evaluation of the performance of the associates of Cape Cod STAT assay for the diagnosis of invasive fungal disease in critical-care patients with COVID-19

PL White, JS Price, M Backx - Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been increasing reports of invasive fungal
disease (IFD) in critical care, where rapid access to (1-3)-β-d-glucan (BDG) testing may have …

A Novel Diagnostic Method for Invasive Fungal Disease Using the Factor G Alpha Subunit From Limulus polyphemus

F Cui, P Luo, Y Bai, J Meng - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Deaths due to invasive fungal disease (IFD) have been increasing every year. Early and
rapid detection is important to reduce the mortality rate associated with IFD. In this study, we …

Aspergillus and other respiratory fungal infections in the ICU: diagnosis and management

JA Paiva, P Mergulhão, JM Pereira - Current Opinion in Infectious …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Aspergillus and other respiratory fungal infections in the I... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Aspergillus and other respiratory fungal infections in the ICU: diagnosis and …