📣 Fever, dyspnea & stridor in an immunosuppressed patient w/ high #galactomannan but no lung lesions...

New comprehensive review by Wu et al. on thyroid #aspergillosis compiling all cases known to date.

www.cmi-comms.org/article/S2950-5909(26)00...

#IDSky #clinmicro #fungalsky #medsky

Sequential serum galactomannan as outcome marker for invasive aspergillosis – an exploratory study from the FungiScope® registry Galactomannan index (GMI) is established as a diagnostic tool for invasive aspergillosis (IA), while its utility in monitoring antifungal treatment (A…

Sequential serum galactomannan predicts survival in invasive aspergillosis! Early GMI changes correlate with outcomes – a non‑invasive tool to guide antifungal therapy.
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An Observational Cohort Study of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Galactomannan and Aspergillus Culture Positivity in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation - PubMed In this large cohort of critically ill patients, we found a low rate of <i>Aspergillus</i> growth and variable BAL GM elevation. These data suggest that the pretest probability of IPA should be…

An Observational Cohort Study of #Bronchoalveolar #Lavage Fluid #Galactomannan and #Aspergillus Culture Positivity in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation

Is #galactomannan ever helpful in the diagnosis of pneumonia? ;-)

#Histoplasma antigen is a #galactomannan; therefore, it can cross react with #Blastomyces, #Aspergillus, and most other endemic fungi to a lesser extent #PathSky #IDSky #MedSky

Serum #galactomannan is NOT helpful in dx of #Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia because its cell wall does NOT contain galactomannan #IDSky #PathSky #MedSky #PJP