Evaluation of a quantitative serum Aspergillus fumigatus-specific IgM assay for diagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis.

Yake YaoHua ZhouYihong ShenQing YangJian YeYiqi FuGuohua LuHaiyan LouYunsong YuJian-Ying Zhou

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2018)

To our knowledge, this study was the first to evaluate this commercial A. fumigatus-specific IgM antibody assay in CPA patients in China and indicates that this IgM assay has a limited value and should not be a prior recommendation for CPA diagnosis.

Keyphrases

high throughput
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
pulmonary hypertension
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
high resolution
mass spectrometry
single cell
patient reported