Galactomannan Antigen Test for Early Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillus Infection in Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia

ABSTRACT

Invasive aspergillosis is a major concern in neutropenic patients.We studied the utility of Galactomannan antigen detection test inserum using ELISA technique for early detection of invasiveaspergillosis. Diagnostic accuracy of Galactomannan index (GMI)test was maximum at a cut-off of > 1.5 with a negative predictivevalue of more than 95%