Galactomannan and PCR versus culture and histology for directing use of antifungal treatment for invasive aspergillosis in high-risk haematology patients: a randomised controlled trial.

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Published in Lancet Infect Dis on April 30, 2013

Authors

C Orla Morrissey1, Sharon C-A Chen, Tania C Sorrell, Samuel Milliken, Peter G Bardy, Kenneth F Bradstock, Jeffrey Szer, Catriona L Halliday, Nicole M Gilroy, John Moore, Anthony P Schwarer, Stephen Guy, Ashish Bajel, Adrian R Tramontana, Timothy Spelman, Monica A Slavin, Australasian Leukaemia Lymphoma Group and the Australia and New Zealand Mycology Interest Group

Author Affiliations

1: Infectious Diseases Unit, Alfred Health, and Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. o.morrissey@alfred.org.au

Associated clinical trials:

A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Two Strategies for the Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in High-risk Haematology Patients | NCT00163722

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