Detection of (1,3)-β-d-Glucan in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Histoplasma Meningitis

BACKGROUND: Central nervous system (CNS) histoplasmosis is a life-threatening condition, and represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Although CSF (1,3)-β-d-glucan (CSF BDG) is available as a biologic marker for diagnosis of fungal meningitis, there are limited data on its use for diagnosi...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Myint, Thein, Bloch, Karen, Raymond-Guillen, Luke, Wheat, L Joseph
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631824/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.013
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