Investigating Factors of False-Positive Results of Aspergillus Galactomannan Assay: A Case-Control Study in Intensive Care Units

• Egile Nagusiak: Yu-Hsuan Hung (Egilea), Hui-Hsiung Lai (Egilea), Hui-Chuan Lin (Egilea), Kuo-Shao Sun (Egilea), Chung-Yu Chen (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Studies on false-positive galactomannan (GM) enzyme immunoassay (EIA) results and treatment for critically ill patients are scarce.Objectives: The study aimed to determine the false-positive rate of GM-EIA and to probe the risk factors of false positivity among patients in the intensive...