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The Serum Galactomannan Index Predicts Mortality in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients With Invasive Aspergillosis

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: We examined the relationship between serum and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) galactomannan index (GMI) values and mortality in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Using a clinical sign and symptom-initiated approach, we found that the serum but not the BAL GMI level correlated with 42- and 180-day patient mortality.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit393

Authors: Cynthia E. Fisher, A. Michal Stevens, Wendy Leisenring, Steven A. Pergam, Michael Boeckh, Tobias M. Hohl

Institutions: University of Washington, Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases