Serum galactomannan level for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Tulake Wuniqiemu (Author), Mohammadtursun Nabijan (Author), Jie Cui (Author), Fangzhou Teng (Author), Zexi Lv (Author), Ying Wei (Author), Jingcheng Dong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Scientific Publishing, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The serum galactomannan (GM) assay is used to diagnose invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the overall accuracy of the serum GM test for detecting IPA in critically ill COPD patients. Methods: The web of science, Pubmed, Embase, China National K...