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Bashardoust B. When the Galactomannan Test "Lies" : False Positives Are Not Analytical Errors but a Clinical Responsibility. , mljgoums. 2026; 20 (4) :1-2
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When the Galactomannan Test "Lies" : False Positives Are Not Analytical Errors but a Clinical Responsibility
Bahareh Bashardoust *
Clinical Research Development Unit (CRDU), Payambar Azam Hospital, Gonbad Kavous, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran; Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran , bahareh6214@gmail.com
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Received: 2026/06/3 | Accepted: 2026/08/16 | Published: 2026/08/27 | ePublished: 2026/08/27
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