Beta-d-Glucan Detection as a Diagnostic Test for Invasive Aspergillosis in Immunocompromised Critically Ill Patients with Symptoms of Respiratory Infection: an Autopsy-Based Study

Beta-(1,3)-d-glucan (BG) detection is an emerging tool to diagnose invasive fungal infections (IFIs). Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is the second most common IFI in immunocompromised intensive care unit (ICU) patients. We retrospectively analyzed the serum BG concentration (Fungitell; Associates of Ca...

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Main Authors: De Vlieger, Greet, Lagrou, Katrien, Maertens, Johan, Verbeken, Eric, Meersseman, Wouter, Van Wijngaerden, Eric
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011
Subjects:
Mycology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3209070/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21880959
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00879-11
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