Case report: false positive elevated serum‐galactomannan levels after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation caused by oral nutritional supplements
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Positive galactomannan tests in patients who underwent chemotherapy without any clinical signs of a fungal infection should lead the clinician to consideration of a false-positive test result. Oral nutritional supplements may be a cause, especially in the case of concomitant disturbance of the gastrointestinal mucosal barrier because of mucositis.
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Case report: Enteral nutritional supplement as a likely cause of false-positive galactomannan testing☆
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016