Positive result of the Aspergillus galactomannan antigen assay using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from a patient with an invasive infection due to Lichtheimia ramosa.

摘要

Positive galactomannan antigen (GM) test results with serum by the Platelia Aspergillus assay (Bio-Rad, Marnes-La-Coquette, France) have been reported to occur during invasive fungal infections caused by Penicillium marneffei (8), Crypto-coccus neoformans (2), Geotrichum capitatum (3), or His-toplasma capsulatum (1, 6, 11). We report on a case of a positive GM result in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL fluid) in the clinical setting of a possibly invasive infection caused by Lichtheimia ramosa.