Reference Interval:
| Test Number
| Components
| Reference Interval
| | | Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen, Serum
| Negative
| | | Aspergillus Galactomannan Index
| By report
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| Interpretive Data: |
Negative results do not exclude the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. A single positive test result (index equal to or greater than 0.5) should be clinically correlated by testing a separate serum specimen because many agents (e.g. food, antibiotics) may cross-react with the assay. If invasive aspergillosis is suspected in high-risk patients, serial sampling is recommended.
The false positive rate is higher in children than in adults. (Cancer 91:311, 2001; J.Clin Oncol 20:1898,2002; Mycosis 41:373,1998).
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| Note: |
For bronchial specimens refer to Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen by EIA, Bronchoscopy (2003150)
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| CPT Code(s): |
87305
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Cross References: |
Aspergillosis (Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen by EIA, Serum)
, Galacto (Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen by EIA, Serum)
, Galactomannan (Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen by EIA, Serum)
, Platelia Aspergillus (Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen by EIA, Serum)
, Platelia Aspergillus Galactomannan (Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen by EIA, Serum)
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