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Review
. 2017 Dec;30(6):539-544.
doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000408.

The evolving landscape of new diagnostic tests for invasive aspergillosis in hematology patients: strengths and weaknesses

Dieter Buchheidt  1 , Mark Reinwald, Martin Hoenigl, Wolf-Karsten Hofmann, Birgit Spiess, Tobias Boch
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Review

The evolving landscape of new diagnostic tests for invasive aspergillosis in hematology patients: strengths and weaknesses

Dieter Buchheidt et al. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose of review: The diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in hematologic patients is a complex composite of clinical preconditions and features, imaging findings, biomarker combinations from appropriate clinical samples and microbiological and/or histological findings.

Recent findings: Recent developments in the evolving landscape of diagnostic tests for invasive aspergillosis in adult hematology patients are highlighted.

Summary: Novel approaches and tools are currently under development. Focusing optimized diagnostic performance, in particular the combination of biomarkers from appropriate clinical samples, improved diagnostic performance distinctly.

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