Comparable Serum and Plasma 1,3-β-d-Glucan Values Obtained Using the Wako β-Glucan Test in Patients with Probable or Proven Fungal Diseases

J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Apr 26;57(5):e00149-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00149-19. Print 2019 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: beta-glucan; biomarker; individualized diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillosis / blood
  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis
  • Candidiasis / blood
  • Candidiasis / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Mycoses / diagnosis*
  • Plasma / microbiology
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / blood
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / diagnosis
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / standards*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Serologic Tests / methods
  • Serologic Tests / standards*
  • Serum / microbiology
  • beta-Glucans / blood*

Substances

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • beta-Glucans
  • beta-1,3-glucan