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Aspergillosis Immunology
Research results from R.C. Barton and co-authors update knowledge of aspergillosis immunology
December 9th, 2008
A report, 'Serologic diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in patients with cystic fibrosis through the detection of immunoglobulin G to Aspergillus fumigatus,' is newly published data in Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. "Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is seen in approximately 10% of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and can be difficult to diagnose. Consensus criteria require the presence of multiple elevated immunologic markers such as total immunoglobulin E (IgE), Aspergillus IgE and Aspergillus IgG, or precipitins for a robust diagnosis," scientists writing in the journal Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-09)
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