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Beta-glucans in advanced CKD: role in endotoxaemia and inflammation
BACKGROUND/AIMS: (1–3)-β-D glucans (BG) are cellular components of yeasts and fungi. Elevated blood levels may be an adjunct in diagnosing invasive fungal infection, though can be high in dialysis patients without fungaemia. BG can also induce false positive signals in endotoxin detection assays (Li...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7137517/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32252666 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-01779-9 |