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Galactomannan in the Cytoplasm of Phagocytic Cells During Invasive Aspergillosis
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1991
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BiologyDiagnostic MycologyInvasive AspergillosisFungal Cell BiologyMonoclonal Antibody Eb-a1Paraffin-embedded TissuesPathogenesisHistopathologyPathologyAspergillus SpeciesClinical MycologyFungal BiologyMicrobiologyMedicineCell BiologyClinical MicrobiologyFungal Pathogen
The monoclonal antibody EB-A1 to galactomannan is apparently specific for detecting Aspergillus species and Penicillium marneffei in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. It reveals hyphae, remnants of filaments, and organisms in the cytoplasm of some phagocytic cells.