Utility of galactomannan antigen detection in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in immunocompromised patients

Mycoses ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 552-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle R. Brownback ◽  
Lucas R. Pitts ◽  
Steven Q. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
Antigen Detection ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients ◽  
Galactomannan Antigen

scholarly journals Multiplex PCR on the Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Immunocompromised Patients

CHEST Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 154 (3) ◽  
pp. 722-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Affolter ◽  
Desiree M. Schumann ◽  
Michael Tamm ◽  
Kathleen Jahn ◽  
Aline Siebeneichler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage ◽  
Multiplex Pcr ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients

scholarly journals Performance Characteristics of the Platelia Aspergillus Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 1760-1763 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Husain ◽  
C. J. Clancy ◽  
M. H. Nguyen ◽  
S. Swartzentruber ◽  
H. Leather ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage ◽  
Enzyme Immunoassay ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Organ Transplant ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
Solid Organ ◽  
Computed Tomographic ◽  
Transplant Patients ◽  
Galactomannan Antigen ◽  
Positive Results

ABSTRACT We have evaluated the Platelia Aspergillus enzyme immunoassay for detection of galactomannan in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens in solid organ transplant patients with aspergillosis. The precision and reproducibility in serum or BAL to which galactomannan was added were similar. Sensitivity was 81.8% in patients with aspergillosis, and specificity was 95.8% in lung transplant patients who underwent BAL for surveillance for infection or rejection. Among transplant controls, positive results were more common in patients (i) who underwent diagnostic BAL performed for evaluation of symptoms or chest computed tomographic abnormalities, (ii) who had undergone lung transplantation, or (iii) who were colonized with Aspergillus. Galactomannan testing in BAL is useful for diagnosis of aspergillosis in transplant patients. The significance of positive results in patients without confirmed aspergillosis requires further evaluation.

scholarly journals Pneumococcal antigen detection in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with pneumonia.

Thorax ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 872-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Jimenez ◽  
M Meneses ◽  
F Saldias ◽  
M Velasquez
Keyword(s):  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
Antigen Detection ◽  
Pneumococcal Antigen

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA quantification in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of immunocompromised patients with CMV pneumonia

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. e13149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Beam ◽  
Jeffrey J. Germer ◽  
Brian Lahr ◽  
Joseph D.C. Yao ◽  
Andrew Harold Limper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
Dna Quantification ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients
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