THE UTILITY OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE BETA-D-GLUCAN TESTING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF INVASIVE FUNGAL INFECTIONS

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the utility of beta-D-glucan (BDG) testing in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infection (IFI), as compared to BAL galactomannan (GM). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 132 consecutive patients at the National In...

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Autori principali: Rose, Stacey R., Vallabhajosyula, Saraschandra, Velez, Miguel G., Fedorko, Daniel P., VanRaden, Mark J., Gea-Banacloche, Juan C., Lionakis, Michail S.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2014
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4127351/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24797077
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2014.04.008
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