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. 2008 Jul;15(7):1132-3.
doi: 10.1128/CVI.00022-08. Epub 2008 May 7.

False-positive results by the platelia Aspergillus galactomannan antigen test for patients treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate

E Zandijk  1 , A Mewis, K Magerman, R Cartuyvels
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False-positive results by the platelia Aspergillus galactomannan antigen test for patients treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate

E Zandijk et al. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

The Aspergillus galactomannan test is a valuable tool in the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. We hereby report a high rate of false-positive results by the Platelia Aspergillus galactomannan antigen test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) for patients treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate.

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