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Comparative Study
. 2004 Feb;42(2):844-6.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.844-846.2004.

Development of a serum-based Taqman real-time PCR assay for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis

Svetlana Challier  1 , Stéphanie Boyer, Eric Abachin, Patrick Berche
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Comparative Study

Development of a serum-based Taqman real-time PCR assay for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis

Svetlana Challier et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Feb.

Abstract

We compared an Aspergillus fumigatus-specific Taqman real-time PCR assay for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis (IA) with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Platelia Aspergillus method. Patients with proven or probable IA had positive results with at least one of the two methods. The PCR method seems to be more specific, and a combination of the two should improve the diagnosis of IA.

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