The role of galactomannan testing to diagnose invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Hopital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
² Department of Intensive Care Unit, Hopital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.

Editorial

Maya Hites et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;4(18):353.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.08.32.

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Hopital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
² Department of Intensive Care Unit, Hopital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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