Newsbite: MycAssay Shows Promise for the Rapid Detection of Invasive Aspergillosis

Submitted by Aspergillus Administrator on 11 November 2011

MycAssay (Lab21) was utilised among a mixed population of 158 patients with underlying haematological or critical illness, in order to assess its reliability and performance compared with clinical diagnosis and conventional diagnostic tests.

Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage samples showed that MycAssay Aspergillus offers sensitive and specific detection capabilities, performing better than other assays and showing marked superiority to culture-based methods. more…


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