Impact of posaconazole prophylaxis and antifungal treatment on BAL GM performance in hematology malignancy patients with febrile neutropenia: a real life experience

ConclusionOur study shows that posaconazole prophylaxis and active short-term (3  days) antifungal treatment do not significantly affect overall diagnostic performance of GM measurements in bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial lavage samples. However, using different cut-off values for patients receiving active treatment might be suggested to increase sensitivity.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research