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Diagnostic Performance of Bronchoalveolar Lavage (1,3)-β-d-Glucan Assay for Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

We evaluated the performance of the (1,3)-β-d-glucan (BDG) assay on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) as a possible aid to the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. BALF samples from 18 patients with well-characterized proven, probable, and possible Pneumocystis pneumonia and 18 well-matc...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Shiwei, Linder, Kathleen A., Kauffman, Carol A., Richards, Blair J., Kleiboeker, Steve, Miceli, Marisa H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7712134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33019729
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof6040200

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