Médecine et maladies infectieuses
-
Comparative Study
False positive galactomannan Platelia due to piperacillin-tazobactam.
Invasive aspergillosis is a serious disease, the lethality of which is important among hematology patients. Early diagnosis is crucial for treatment options and the prognosis. Detection of the antigen galactomannan is the most frequently used microbiological tools. But galactomannan detection may be falsely positive, and this false positivity has been associated with piperacillin-tazobactam treatment, the main antibiotic combination used in clinical hematology. ⋯ This study results suggest that the association between false galactomannan positivity and piperacillin-tazobactam is not longer systematic, but can still prevail depending on the manufacturers. It also confirmed the positive contribution of testing piperacillin-tazobactam batches "in vitro" before using the antibiotic.
-
Letter Case Reports
Salmonella Colindale osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent female patient.