title: Plasmalyte: No Longer a Culprit in Causing False-Positive Galactomannan Test Results.
abstract: False-positive galactomannan (GM) results have been reported in patients treated with gluconate-containing solutions, such as Plasmalyte. The GM optical density index was tested on 33 distinct batches of Plasmalyte and was found to be negative in all of the batches, confirming that Plasmalyte is no longer a cause of false-positive GM results.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium isabel.spriet@uzleuven.be.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Spriet
authors.affiliation: Clinical Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory for Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Katrien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lagrou
authors.affiliation: Hematology Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory for Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maertens
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ludo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Willems
authors.affiliation: Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory for Clinical Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilmer
authors.affiliation: Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory for Clinical Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Joost
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wauters
mesh_terms: D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D015415:Biomarkers; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005690:Galactose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008351:Mannans / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D015415:Biomarkers; D004573:Electrolytes; D008351:Mannans; C012990:galactomannan; D005690:Galactose