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SUBMITTER: Virginio ED
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4159865 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Virginio Emylli D ED Kubitschek-Barreira Paula H PH Batista Marjorie Vieira MV Schirmer Marcelo R MR Abdelhay Eliana E Shikanai-Yasuda Maria A MA Lopes-Bezerra Leila M LM
International journal of molecular sciences 20140820 8
Invasive aspergillosis is a life-threatening lung or systemic infection caused by the opportunistic mold Aspergillus fumigatus. The disease affects mainly immunocompromised hosts, and patients with hematological malignances or who have been submitted to stem cell transplantation are at high risk. Despite the current use of Platelia™ Aspergillus as a diagnostic test, the early diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis remains a major challenge in improving the prognosis of the disease. In this study, w ...[more]