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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2001, p. 2338-2340, Vol. 39, No. 6
Service de Microbiologie
Médicale1 and Service de
Transfusion,2 Tour de Pathologie B23,
Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
Received 20 November 2000/Returned for modification 7 February
2001/Accepted 22 March 2001
The usefulness of a nested PCR assay for detection of
Aspergillus sp. DNA was evaluated in 177 bronchoalveolar
lavage (BAL) fluid specimens. This test was accurate both to diagnose
culture-negative BAL fluid specimens from patients with invasive
pulmonary aspergillosis and to confirm culture-positive samples.
However, it did not differentiate between infection and colonization.
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2338-2340.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Detection of Aspergillus Species DNA by
PCR in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Service de
Microbiologie Médicale, Tour de Pathologie B23, Université
de Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium. Phone:
32/43.66.24.36. Fax: 32/43.66.24.40. E-mail:
mphayette{at}ulg.ac.be.
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