Detection of a Serum Siderophore by LC-MS/MS as a Potential Biomarker of Invasive Aspergillosis.

Detection of a Serum Siderophore by LC-MS/MS as a Potential Biomarker of Invasive Aspergillosis.

Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a life-threatening systemic mycosis caused primarily by Aspergillus fumigatus. Early diagnosis of IA is based, in part, on an immunoassay for circulating fungal cell wall carbohydrate, galactomannan (GM). However, a wide range of sensitivity and specificity rates have...

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Main Authors: Cassandra S Carroll, Lawrence N Amankwa, Linda J Pinto, Jeffrey D Fuller, Margo M Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4790926?pdf=render

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