Aspergillus Galactomannan Detection in Exhaled Breath Condensate for the Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients

Galactomannan (GM) is the most sensitive and widely available biomarker for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis (IA) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). The ability to detect GM in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) would be significantly less invasive for patients, but the performance of EBC GM levels is unknown. We measured GM values in EBC of lung transplant recipients (LTRs).

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 25, 2017 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: A. Bhimji, A. Bhaskaran, L.G. Singer, D. Kumar, A. Humar, R. Pavan, C. Rotstein, S. Keshavjee, T. Mazzulli, S. Husain Source Type: research