| Literature DB >> 21248156 |
M Mikulska1, E Furfaro, V Del Bono, F Gualandi, M T Van Lint, F Miletich, A Bacigalupo, C Viscoli.
Abstract
In 6 hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients with candidemia, the (1,3)-β-d-glucan (BG) test was positive a median of 2.5 days after a positive blood culture. Only in 1 patient did BG positivity precede positive blood cultures. BG concentrations decreased in patients with clinical response, but positive BG results persisted long after blood cultures became sterile (median, 48 days).Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21248156 PMCID: PMC3067381 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00513-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X