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DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volume 62, Issue 4, Pages 450-452Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.08.008
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Galactomannan; Geotrichum capitatum; Acute leukemia; Aspergillosis
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We report 2 cases of Geotrichum capitatum infection in leukemia patients for which Aspergillus galactomannan (GM) assay was positive. The diagnostic options of G. capitatum infections in hematologic patients were reviewed. Although the pathogen was isolated from blood in 77% of cases, diagnostic difficulties remain and GM assay may have a role. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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