Diagnosis of invasive mold diseases in patients with hematological malignancies using <i>Aspergillus</i>,<i> Mucorales,</i> and panfungal <scp>PCR</scp> in <scp>BAL</scp>

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BACKGROUND: Accurate diagnosis of invasive mold diseases (IMD) remains challenging. Here, the performance of panfungal PCR, Aspergillus and MucoralesPCR in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was evaluated. METHODS: We conducted a single-center study including 167 hematologic patients at risk for IMD with BAL performed 2011-2014. Diagnostic performance of single tests (Aspergillus-, Mucorales-, and panfungal PCR,...

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