Detection of Aspergillus spp. by PCR in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

[en] The usefulness of a nested PCR assay for detection of Aspergillus sp. DNA was evaluated in 177 bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid specimens. This test was accurate both to diagnose culture-negative BAL fluid specimens from patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and to confirm culture-positive samples. However, it did not differentiate between infection and colonization.

Disciplines :

Laboratory medicine & medical technology

Author, co-author :

Hayette, Marie-Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Microbiologie médicale

Vaira, Dolorès ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Hématologie biologique et immuno hématologie

Suzin, Fabrice

Boland, Pascal

Christiaens, Geneviève ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Direction médicale

Melin, Pierrette ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Microbiologie médicale

De Mol, Patrick ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Microbiologie médicale

Language :

English

Title :

Detection of Aspergillus spp. by PCR in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

Publication date :

June 2001

Journal title :

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

ISSN :

0095-1137

eISSN :

1098-660X

Publisher :

American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, United States - District of Columbia

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

2338-2340

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