Diagnostic performance of the (1–3)-β-D-glucan assay in patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii compared with those with candidiasis, aspergillosis, mucormycosis, and tuberculosis, and healthy volunteers
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188860
Abstract: Background Diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) relies on microscopic visualization of P. jirovecii, or detection of Pneumocystis DNA in respiratory specimens, which involves invasive procedures such as bronchoalveolar lavage. The (1–3)-β-D-glucan (BG) assay has been… read more here.
Keywords: aspergillosis mucormycosis; mucormycosis tuberculosis; aspergillosis; healthy volunteers ... See more keywords