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. 2009 Dec;47(12):4171-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01415-09. Epub 2009 Sep 30.

Screening of a large global Aspergillus fumigatus species complex collection by using a species-specific microsphere-based Luminex assay

Kizee A Etienne  1 , Lalitha Gade, Shawn R Lockhart, Daniel J Diekema, Shawn A Messer, Michael A Pfaller, S Arunmozhi Balajee
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Screening of a large global Aspergillus fumigatus species complex collection by using a species-specific microsphere-based Luminex assay

Kizee A Etienne et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

A microsphere-based Luminex assay was developed and validated for rapid identification of Aspergillus fumigatus from the other species within the A. fumigatus species complex (section Fumigati). This molecular tool was then employed to screen 499 clinical A. fumigatus species complex isolates collected from multiple medical centers throughout the world with results demonstrating the exclusive presence of A. fumigatus.

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