Detecting Galactomannan in an Aspergillus Outbreak Investigation within a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit: A Puzzle with a Missing Piece

In September 2012, Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health (DPH) was notified of nine patients hospitalized on the bone marrow transplant unit (BMT) with blood specimens positive for galactomannan (GM) antigen between September 3, 2012 and September 11, 2012. The Bio-Rad Platelia(TM) As...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2014-06, Vol.42 (6), p.S151-S152
Main Authors: Silvaggio, Jessica, MPH, English, L'Tanya, RN, Marquez, Patricia, MPH, Terashita, Dawn, MD, MPH, Mascola, Laurene, MD, MPH, Masis, Evenor, MS, REHS, Vasquez, Robert, REHS
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description In September 2012, Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health (DPH) was notified of nine patients hospitalized on the bone marrow transplant unit (BMT) with blood specimens positive for galactomannan (GM) antigen between September 3, 2012 and September 11, 2012. The Bio-Rad Platelia(TM) Aspergillus Ag assay is noninvasive and was used to test all case specimens for GM. There are many documented cases of false positives with this test. An outbreak investigation was begun.
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