[HTML][HTML] False positive test for Aspergillus antigenemia related to concomitant administration of piperacillin and tazobactam

A Sulahian, S Touratier, P Ribaud - New England Journal of …, 2003 - Mass Medical Soc
To the Editor: The detection of aspergillus galactomannan antigenemia is a method used in
the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. , 2 Some transient false positive reactions have been …

Occurrence and Kinetics of False-Positive Aspergillus Galactomannan Test Results following Treatment with β-Lactam Antibiotics in Patients with Hematological …

A Aubry, R Porcher, J Bottero, S Touratier… - Journal of clinical …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Several reports have described a high rate of false-positive Aspergillus galactomannan (GM)
test results for patients treated with piperacillin-tazobactam. In this retrospective study, we …

Use and Limits of (1-3)-β-d-Glucan Assay (Fungitell), Compared to Galactomannan Determination (Platelia Aspergillus), for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis

…, R Porcher, A Bergeron, S Touratier… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study was undertaken to examine the performance of the Fungitell β-glucan (BG) assay,
to compare it with that of the galactomannan (GM) test for the diagnosis of invasive …

Reduction of fluoroquinolone use is associated with a decrease in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and fluoroquinolone-resistant Pseudomonas …

…, R Porcher, JL Donay, S Touratier… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objectives High rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and
fluoroquinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa may be related, in part, to the overuse of …

Detection of circulating Mucorales DNA in critically ill burn patients: preliminary report of a screening strategy for early diagnosis and treatment

…, S Hamane, B Denis, S Touratier… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Invasive wound mucormycosis (IWM) is associated with an extremely poor
outcome among critically ill burn patients. We describe the detection of circulating Mucorales …

Prospective evaluation of clinical and biological markers to predict the outcome of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in hematological patients

…, B Brethon, C Lacroix, S Touratier… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Early evaluation of treatment efficacy in invasive aspergillosis (IA), a leading cause of
morbidity and mortality in hematological patients, remains a challenge. We conducted a …

Different repartition of the cryptic species of black aspergilli according to the anatomical sites in human infections, in a French University hospital

…, E Cherpin, B Denis, L Bondeelle, S Touratier… - Medical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Black aspergilli of the section Nigri are rarely differentiated at the species level when
originating from human specimens. We wondered whether some cryptic species could be more …

First patient-to-patient intrahospital transmission of clade I Candida auris in France revealed after a two-month incubation period

…, W Zebiche, M Lafaurie, B Denis, S Touratier… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candida auris is a recently described emerging pathogen in hospital settings. Five genetic
clades have been delineated, with each clade being isolated from specific geographic regions…

Context of instauration and evolution under isavuconazole, a 2-year prospective real-life study

…, H Sauvageon, I Madelaine, S Touratier… - Medical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
To describe reasons for initiation and evolution under isavuconazole (ISZ), a 2-year prospective
and observational study was performed. Anonymized data collected during the first 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating Aspergillus fumigatus DNA is quantitatively correlated to galactomannan in serum

A Alanio, J Menotti, S Touratier, N Guigue… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The performance of antigen galactomannan (GM) for diagnosing invasive aspergillosis (IA)
is hampered by the occurrence of false-positive results. Quantitative PCR has been …