The Journal of infection
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The Journal of infection · Dec 2010
Aspergillus galactomannan antigen assay in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
A recently developed bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) galactomannan (GM) assay shows promising results. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of this assay and analyzed risk factors for false-positive results. ⋯ The BAL GM assay appears promising for the diagnosis of IPA. However, treatment with certain antibiotics may interfere with the results of the BAL GM assay.