Diagnostic Performance of Bronchoalveolar Lavage (1,3)-β-<span style="font-variant: small-caps">d</span>-Glucan Assay for <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Pneumonia

Diagnostic Performance of Bronchoalveolar Lavage (1,3)-β-<span style="font-variant: small-caps">d</span>-Glucan Assay for <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Pneumonia

We evaluated the performance of the (1,3)-β-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-glucan (BDG) assay on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) as a possible aid to the diagnosis of <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia. BALF samples from 18 patients with w...

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Main Authors: Shiwei Zhou, Kathleen A. Linder, Carol A. Kauffman, Blair J. Richards, Steve Kleiboeker, Marisa H. Miceli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
<i>Pneumocystis</i> pneumonia
β-<span style="font-variant: small-caps">d</span>-glucan
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/6/4/200

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