Performance of Galactomannan, Beta-d-Glucan, Aspergillus Lateral-Flow Device, Conventional Culture, and PCR Tests with Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for …

M Hoenigl, J Prattes, B Spiess, J Wagner… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Galactomannan detection in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples (GM test) is
currently considered the gold standard test for diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis …

Point of care testing for the diagnosis of fungal infections: are we there yet?

J Prattes, S Heldt, S Eigl, M Hoenigl - Current fungal infection reports, 2016 - Springer
Diagnostic tools for invasive fungal infections have continuously improved within the last
decades. Nowadays, cultural methods, antigen testing, and molecular tests, such as …

Novel tests for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in patients with underlying respiratory diseases

J Prattes, H Flick, F Prüller, C Koidl… - American journal of …, 2014 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis has been increasingly reported in
nonneutropenic patients, including those with underlying respiratory diseases. Objectives …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology, management, and outcome of invasive fungal disease in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in China: a multicenter …

Y Sun, F Meng, M Han, X Zhang, L Yu, H Huang… - Biology of Blood and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The China Assessment of Antifungal Therapy in Hematological Disease study, the
first large-scale observational study of invasive fungal disease (IFD) in China, enrolled 1401 …

A systematic review to assess the relationship between disseminated cerebral aspergillosis, leukemias and lymphomas, and their respective therapeutics

BN Sullivan, MA Baggett, SS O'Connell, KM Pickett… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Disseminated disease following invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) remains a significant
contributor to mortality amongst patients with hematologic malignancies (HMs). At the …

Influence of mould-active antifungal treatment on the performance of the Aspergillus-specific bronchoalveolar lavage fluid lateral-flow device test

S Eigl, J Prattes, M Reinwald, CR Thornton… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of mould-active antifungal (AF) therapy/prophylaxis on the performance of the
Aspergillus-specific lateral-flow device (LFD) test for diagnosing invasive pulmonary …

Invasive fungal infection in patients receiving chemotherapy for hematological malignancy: a multicenter, prospective, observational study in China

Y Sun, H Huang, J Chen, J Li, J Ma, J Li, Y Liang… - Tumor Biology, 2015 - Springer
This stud y examined the epidemiology, risk factors, management, and outcome of invasive
fungal infection (IFI) in patients receiving chemotherapy for hematological malignancy in …

Epidemiology of invasive fungal diseases in patients with hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients managed with an antifungal …

MD Bergamasco, CAP Pereira, C Arrais-Rodrigues… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Patients with hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients (HCT)
are at high risk for invasive fungal disease (IFD). The practice of antifungal prophylaxis with …

European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer/Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) host factors and invasive fungal infections in patients with …

M Hoenigl, V Strenger, W Buzina… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Fulfilment of host factors defined by the revised European Organization for the
Research and Treatment of Cancer/Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) criteria is required …

Diagnostic accuracy of the Aspergillus‐specific bronchoalveolar lavage lateral‐flow assay in haematological malignancy patients

J Prattes, M Lackner, S Eigl, F Reischies… - Mycoses, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluated the performance of the Aspergillus‐specific lateral‐flow device (LFD) test for
diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in patients with underlying …