False-positive results by the platelia Aspergillus galactomannan antigen test for patients treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate

E Zandijk; A Mewis; K Magerman; R Cartuyvels

doi:10.1128/CVI.00022-08

False-positive results by the platelia Aspergillus galactomannan antigen test for patients treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2008 Jul;15(7):1132-3. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00022-08. Epub 2008 May 7.

Authors

E Zandijk¹, A Mewis, K Magerman, R Cartuyvels

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Laboratory, Virga Jesse Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.

Abstract

The Aspergillus galactomannan test is a valuable tool in the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. We hereby report a high rate of false-positive results by the Platelia Aspergillus galactomannan antigen test (Bio-Rad Laboratories) for patients treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate.

MeSH terms

Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / therapeutic use*
Antigens, Fungal / blood*
Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
Aspergillosis / microbiology
Aspergillus / immunology
Aspergillus / isolation & purification*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
False Positive Reactions
Galactose / analogs & derivatives
Humans
Mannans / blood*
Mannans / immunology

Substances

Antigens, Fungal
Mannans
galactomannan
Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
Galactose