1,3-ß-D-glucan antigenemia for early diagnosis of invasive fungal infections in neutropenic patients with acute leukemia

Background. Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are life-threatening complications in neutropenic patients with hematological malignancies. Because early diagnosis of IFI is difficult, new noninvasive, culture-independent diagnostic tools are needed to improve clinical management. Recent studies have...

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Main Authors: Senn, L., Robinson, James, Schmidt, S., Knaup, M., Asahi, N., Satomura, S., Matsuura, S., Duvoisin, B., Bille, J., Calandra, T., Marchetti, O.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7477