Role of serum (1,3)‐β‐d‐glucan assay in early diagnosis of invasive fungal infections in a neonatal intensive care unit

Objectives: To study the microbiological pattern of late onset neonatal sepsis cultures and to assess the diagnostic performance of serum (1,3)‐β‐d‐glucan level for early diagnosis of invasive fungemia in high‐risk infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit. Methods: A prospective multicente...

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Main Authors: Abd Elazeez Shabaan, Lobna Mahmoud Elbaz, Wafaa M. El‐Emshaty, Basma Shouman
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brazilian Society of Pediatrics 2018-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S225555361730201X