Detection of High Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of (1→3)-β-d-Glucan in Cryptococcal Meningitis

BACKGROUND:  (1→3)-β-d-Glucan (BDG) is a helpful diagnostic marker for many invasive fungal infections. However, BDG is not thought to be useful in diagnosing cryptococcosis. We evaluated the utility of BDG as an adjunct diagnostic tool for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) a...

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Autores principales: Rhein, Joshua, Bahr, Nathan C., Morawski, Bozena M., Schutz, Charlotte, Zhang, Yonglong, Finkelman, Malcolm, Meya, David B., Meintjes, Graeme, Boulware, David R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4324234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25734173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu105

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4324234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25734173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu105

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