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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lehrnbecher, Thomas
• Hassler, Angela
• Groll, Andreas H
• Bochennek, Konrad

Titel

Diagnostic Approaches for Invasive Aspergillosis-Specific Considerations in the Pediatric Population

Ist Teil von

• Frontiers in microbiology, 2018-03, Vol.9, p.518-518

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: Frontiers Media S.A

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with hematological malignancies and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Similar to immunocompromised adults, clinical signs, and symptoms of IA are unspecific in the pediatric patient population. As early diagnosis and prompt treatment of IA is associated with better outcome, imaging and non-invasive antigen-based such as galactomannan or ß-D-glucan and molecular biomarkers in peripheral blood may facilitate institution and choice of antifungal compounds and guide duration of therapy. In patients in whom imaging studies suggest IA or another mold infection, invasive diagnostics such as bronchoalveolar lavage and/or bioptic procedures should be considered. Here we review the current data of diagnostic approaches for IA in the pediatric setting and highlight the major differences of performance and clinical utility of the tests between children and adults.