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:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755717303583