Measuring (1,3)-β-D-glucan in tracheal aspirate, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and serum for detection of suspected Candida pneumonia in immunocompromised and critically ill patients: a prospective observational study

BACKGROUND: While Candida pneumonia is life-threatening, biomarker measurements to early detect suspected Candida pneumonia are lacking. This study compared the diagnostic values of measuring levels of (1, 3)-β-D-glucan in endotracheal aspirate, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and serum to detect susp...

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Autores principales: Su, Kang-Cheng, Chou, Kun-Ta, Hsiao, Yi-Han, Tseng, Ching-Min, Su, Vincent Yi-Fong, Lee, Yu-Chin, Perng, Diahn-Warng, Kou, Yu Ru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28390391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2364-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28390391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2364-2

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